Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition vs Apple iPad Pro (M5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition

Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition

vsApple iPad Pro (M5)

Apple iPad Pro (M5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 11th EditionApple iPad Pro (M5)
Display13" PixelSense Flow touchscreen, 2880x1920 (267 PPI), 3:2, up to 120Hz, OLED (600 nits SDR / 900 nits HDR peak) or LCD (600 nits SDR / 600 nits HDR peak), Gorilla Glass 511" and 13" Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED, 1000 nits full-screen, 1600 nits peak HDR, nano-texture option, external display up to 120Hz
ChipsetSnapdragon X Plus (10-core) or Snapdragon X Elite (12-core), Qualcomm Hexagon NPU 45 TOPSApple M5 (up to 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine)
RAM32GB12GB on 256GB/512GB models (Apple states 12GB starting memory)
Storage256GB / 512GB / 1TB removable Gen 4 SSD256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB
Rear Camera10MP main (Ultra HD rear-facing camera)—
Front Camera1440p Quad HD Surface Studio Camera, ultrawide, Windows Hello face authentication—
BatteryUp to 14 hours local video playback, up to 10 hours active web usage (Wi-Fi models)—
OSWindows 11 (Copilot+ PC)iPadOS 26
Weight895 g (1.97 lb), without keyboard—
Dimensions287 x 209 x 9.3 mm—
Ports2x USB-C / USB4, Surface Connect, Surface Pro Keyboard port, nano-SIM (5G models)—
ConnectivityWi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, optional 5GApple N1 chip (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread); cellular models with C1X 5G modem and eSIM
Audio2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, dual Studio Mics—
RAM Options16GB / 32GB LPDDR5x—
Thickness—5.3 mm (11-inch) / 5.1 mm (13-inch)
Charging—Fast charge, up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a high-wattage adapter
Pencil—Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)