Apple iPad Pro (M5) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition

Apple iPad Pro (M5)

Apple iPad Pro (M5)

vsMicrosoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition

Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition

Apple iPad Pro (M5)Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition
Display11" and 13" Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED, 1000 nits full-screen, 1600 nits peak HDR, nano-texture option, external display up to 120Hz12-inch PixelSense LCD touchscreen, 2196 x 1464 (220 PPI), 3:2, up to 90Hz dynamic refresh rate, 500 nits typical SDR
ChipsetApple M5 (up to 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (6-core), Hexagon NPU with 80 TOPS, Adreno GPU
RAM12GB on 256GB/512GB models (Apple states 12GB starting memory)24GB
Storage256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB256GB / 512GB (UFS)
Thickness5.3 mm (11-inch) / 5.1 mm (13-inch)—
ConnectivityApple N1 chip (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread); cellular models with C1X 5G modem and eSIMWi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, optional 5G configuration
ChargingFast charge, up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a high-wattage adapter—
PencilApple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)—
OSiPadOS 26Windows 11 Home (Copilot+ PC features on configurations with 16GB or more RAM)
Rear Camera—10MP main rear camera (Ultra HD)
Front Camera—1080p Full HD Surface Studio Camera with Windows Hello face authentication
Battery—38 Wh, up to 15.5 hours of local video playback and up to 13 hours of active web browsing (Microsoft claims)
Dimensions—274 x 190 x 7.8 mm, 686 g without keyboard
Ports—2 x USB-C (USB 3.2) with DisplayPort 1.4a, fast charging with a 60W or higher charger
Audio—2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, dual Studio Mics
Accessories—Surface Pro 12-inch Keyboard and Surface Slim Pen sold separately; pen storage with wireless charging on the back
Colors—Black, Platinum, Violet