Surface Pro 4 vs. Aimed at creative types and those who like to play as much as they work, the 9. Pad Pro (starting at $5. Pad Pro (starting at $7. A9. X processor and four speakers, and work with an optional Apple Pencil and keyboard cover. The Surface Pro 4 (starting at $8. Core processor to run full Windows 1.

It also includes both a built- in kickstand and a stylus (the Surface Pen), and its optional keyboard is excellent. After 1. 0 rounds of battle between these tablets from Apple and Microsoft, the i. Pad Pro emerged as the winner, but the best choice for you really comes down to your needs.

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Apple is a bit like Marmite – you either love it or loathe it – and the same goes for its media-rich offspring, iTunes. The store is targeted primarily at an. We compare Microsoft's new flagship tablet with the 12.9-inch iPad to help you decide which one is right for you.

Design. The aluminum 1. Pad Pro is almost ridiculously large, sporting a ginormous 1. Made of sturdy magnesium, the 1. Surface Pro 4 is big, too, but it's more manageable because of its more compact footprint. The 9. 7- inch i. Pad Pro is the most lightweight of the bunch, making it easy to bring to meetings or class.

Measuring 0. 2. 4 inches thick for the 9. Pad Pro is thinner and lighter than the Surface Pro 4, but the 0. Surface benefits from a built- in kickstand.

With the i. Pad, you need to attach a cover to prop it up. In addition, only the Surface sports a full- size USB port, a mini Display. Port and a micro. SD card slot. When you add the Type Cover, the Surface Pro 4's weight grows from 1. The 1. 2. 9- inch i. Pad Pro starts at a lighter 1. Smart Keyboard. The 9.

Pad Pro weighs just 0. Winner: Surface Pro 4. While the i. Pad Pro is thinner and lighter — with and without the keyboard — the Surface's extra ports and built- in kickstand give it the edge. Display. The original i.

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Pad Pro has a larger, 1. Surface. However, the Surface's display packs more pixels per inch than the i. Pad's (2. 67 dpi versus 2. Apple's slate (3. The 9. 7- inch i.

Pad Pro's screen sports a resolution of 2. Pad Pro. It has the brightest display of the three devices, notching 4. Producing 1. 21. 9 percent and 1. RGB color spectrum, respectively, the screens on the 9.

Pad Pros cover more colors than the Surface Pro 4 (9. The larger i. Pad Pro produce slightly more accurate hues, as it notched a Delta- E rating of 0.

Surface (lower is better). Both were very close to a perfect 0, but the 9. Pad Pro scored a 1. MORE: Best 2- in- 1s (Laptop/Tablet Hybrids)When we put the two larger tablets side by side when showing the Suicide Squad trailer, the Joker's face looked a little warmer on the Surface Pro, and the .

Our staff was split when I loaded a 4. K photo of Dubai on both slates. Some preferred the bigger i. Pad Pro for its brighter picture and better contrast, and some preferred the more saturated hues on the Surface. Memorias De Una Geisha Torrent Descargar Gratis. The 9. 7- inch i. Pad Pro has a distinct advantage over the larger i.

Pad Pro and the Surface Pro 4: its True Tone display, which actively measures the brightness and light temperature in the room to adjust colors on the fly. Winner: i. Pad Pro (9. It has the brightest and most colorful screen of these three tablets.

Audio. It's hard for two speakers to beat four speakers on a tablet. The larger i. Pad Pro's quad- speaker setup produces loud and surprisingly balanced audio, whether you're streaming Pandora or immersing yourself in a flick. The two top speakers on the i.

Pad Pro handle the mid and high frequencies, and all four deliver bass. When you flip the tablet around, the two speakers now on top handle the mids and highs. Clever. While not as powerful, the four speakers on the 9. Pad Pro impressed us in our testing, filling a small living room with sound; we heard driving guitars but not the best bass.

Powered by Dolby Audio, the two front- facing speakers on the Surface Pro provide a pretty good sonic punch. We heard almost no distortion during our testing, but the bass was lacking compared to on the i. Pad Pro, and the Surface didn't get as loud. Winner: i. Pad Pro. The immersive audio experience makes this round an easy win for Apple. Keyboard. The Surface Pro 4's $1. Microsoft's tablet to replace your laptop.

The improved design offers a more spacious layout, and the keys have an impressive 1. Surface. Plus, the keyboard is backlit. Just as important, the Type Cover comes with a built- in touchpad, complete with a satisfying click. Both the $1. 49 and $1. Apple Smart Keyboards for the 9. Pad Pros, respectively, lack a touchpad, and have smaller keys with less travel. In fact, the 9. 7- inch keyboard cover is really best for short messages rather than word processing.

Neither i. Pad keyboard is backlit, either. The best thing going for the Smart Keyboard is that its fabric design makes the layout water- resistant, so it can shrug off spills. Winner: Surface Pro 4. Microsoft's keyboard is cheaper yet more functional. Pen/Pencil. The Surface Pro 4 has one immediate advantage in this round, because Microsoft includes the Surface Pen with its product.

Apple charges $9. Apple Pencil. The Surface Pen is also the only one of the two styluses to sport an eraser on its back. Plus, you can press the eraser button to quickly launch the One. Note app. When you're done writing or drawing, you can easily attach the Pen to the side of the Surface Pro's display. In contrast, there's nowhere to put the Apple Pencil.

The Apple Pencil's chief advantage over the Surface Pen is its lack of latency and much larger selection of apps. The Surface Pen feels fairly smooth when you're writing, thanks to its 1,0. Based on both my testing and impressions by our infographics artist, the Apple Pencil has even less lag. The Pencil also has special sensors to detect not just pressure (number of levels not known) but also the angle of your hand. You can also use pen input and touch at the same time.

The i. Pad Pro also benefits from a much wider selection of pen- enabled apps. We counted more than 3. Apple Pencil apps in the App Store, including Paper by Fifty. Three (for sketching and layouts), Adobe Comp CC (for making layouts) and Pixelmator (for making fine photo edits).

Winner: i. Pad Pro. Although the Surface Pro 4's included Pen has an eraser and is easy to stow, the Apple Pencil offers a more precise and natural experience, and lots more apps.

Performance. The i. Pad Pro's A9. X processor is certainly the fastest chip ever in an Apple tablet, and in our review, it had no problem editing two streams of 4. K video. The Surface Pro 4 gives shoppers a wide range of CPU options, including a 6th- generation Intel Core m. Core i. 5 and Core i. We tested the Core i. Based on our testing, the Surface Pro 4 offers faster performance.

For example, in the Geekbench 3 test, which measures overall performance, the Surface notched 6,8. The 1. 2. 9- inch i.

Pad Pro scored 5,2. On the 3. DMark Ice Storm Unlimited graphics test, the i. Pad Pro wasn't even in the same ballpark as the Intel graphics inside the Surface Pro 4. Microsoft's slate scored 6. Pad Pro's 3. 2,9. The 9. 7- inch version scored a comparably low 3. It's also worth noting that the i.

Pad Pro starts with just 3. GB of storage, versus 1. GB for the Surface Pro 4. You need to spend $1. Pad to get 1. 28. GB. Winner: Surface Pro 4.

Apple's A9. X chip is impressive, but it doesn't match the sheer horsepower of a 6th- gen Core i. The performance delta between the Surface's Core m. A9. X should be narrower, though.

Battery Life. If you're on the fence between the i. Pad Pro and the Surface Pro 4 and endurance is important to you, the i. Pad Pro is the way to go. On the Laptop Mag Battery Test, which involves continuous Web surfing over Wi- Fi at 1.

Surface Pro lasted 6 hours and 5 minutes. Apple's 9. 7- inch tablet lasted more than 4 hours longer, at 1. The 1. 2. 9- inch i. Pad Pro turned in a similarly strong 1. Winner: i. Pad Pro. You can leave the charger at home.

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