Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) vs iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 3 (A12X, Late 2018)
            Microsoft Surface Pro 9
            (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022)
                $1,000
            
        
    
            iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 3
            (A12X, Late 2018)
                
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $1,000 | Base Price (MSRP) - | 
| CPU Core i5-1235U  | CPU A12X Bionic  | 
| GPU Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz  | GPU 7-Core A12X  | 
| Memory 8GB  | Memory 4GB  | 
| Storage 128GB  | Storage 64GB  | 
| Display 13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch  | Display 12.9" LCD IPS 2732×2048 Touch  | 
| 20 FPS 1080p 17% 1.54 TFLOPS FP32 3% | N/A 0% 1.01 TFLOPS FP32 2% | 
| 8GB LPDDR4X-4266 | 4GB LPDDR4X-4266 | 
| 24 Tabs 5% | 8 Tabs 2% | 
| 128GB - | 64GB - | 
| 186 min 4K Video 5% | 58 min 4K Video 1% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
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| 13" LCD IPS - - | 12.9" LCD IPS - - | 
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| Area 78 in² (503.2 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio | Area 79.9 in² (515.3 cm²) 4:3 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 450 Nits - | Brightness 600 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 120Hz - - - | Refresh Rate 120Hz Variable - - | 
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| Resolution 2880×1920 5.5 Million Pixels 266 PPI | Resolution 2732×2048 5.6 Million Pixels 264 PPI | 
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| LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 1,800:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 100% sRGB - - | Coverage 100% sRGB 98% DCI-P3 - | 
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| - - Fully Laminated | Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 10.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/3.24" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size - - | Main 12.2MP 28mm Lens ƒ/1.8 Aperture 1/2.93" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size Optical Image Stabilization - | 
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| Front 5.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/5" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size 80˚ Diagonal Field of View | Front 12.2MP 12mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/3.4" Sensor Size 1.00 µm Pixel Size 122˚ Diagonal Field of View | 
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| Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p 30 FPS 4K - | Max FPS 30 FPS 720p 240 FPS 1080p 60 FPS 4K - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - - - - | Features Flash - Autofocus - - HDR Photo - Video Stabilization - - Photo Geotagging Stereo Recording Audio Zoom | 
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Modes Slow Motion - Time-Lapse - - - Panorama Burst Mode - Front Portrait Mode - - - - - | 
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| Facial | Facial | 
| 2 | 4 | 
| 2 | 5 | 
| No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X61 5G mmWave | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X16 4G | 
| Speed Up to 2500Mbps Download Up to 900Mbps Upload | Speed Up to 1000Mbps Download Up to 150Mbps Upload | 
| SIM Slots 1x nano SIM 1x eSIM | SIM Slots 1x nano SIM 1x eSIM | 
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - Barometer | 
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| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - Adaptive Colour (True Tone) - - - | 
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| - - - - - - - - - | Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) - | Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| External | External | 
| 65W 15.00V 4.00A | 18W 9.00V 2.00A | 
| USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) - - - - - - - | USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 2.00A 9V (18W) - - - - - - | 
| Surface Connect USB-A - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | - USB-C - Removable Cable - | 
| 50.2Wh 6623mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 36.5Wh 9720mAh 3.76V Lithium-Ion - | 
| Up to 15.5 Hours | Up to 10 Hours | 
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| Windows | iPadOS | 
| Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | 
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| Height 287 mm (11.3 in) Width 208 mm (8.2 in) Depth 9.3 mm (0.4 in) Volume 0.600 L | Height 280.6 mm (11 in) Width 214.9 mm (8.5 in) Depth 5.9 mm (0.2 in) Volume 0.400 L | 
| Weight 879 g (31.01 oz) - - - - | Weight 631 g (22.26 oz) - - - - | 
| CPU Not Upgradable | CPU Not Upgradable | 
| GPU Not Upgradable | GPU Not Upgradable | 
| Memory Not Upgradable | Memory Not Upgradable | 
| Storage Not Upgradable | Storage Not Upgradable | 
| Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | 
| Motherboard Not Upgradable | Motherboard Not Upgradable | 
| Power Supply Not Upgradable | Power Supply Not Upgradable | 
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