Microsoft Surface Pro 12th Edition vs Apple iPad Pro (M5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 12th Edition

Microsoft Surface Pro 12th Edition

vsApple iPad Pro (M5)

Apple iPad Pro (M5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 12th EditionApple iPad Pro (M5)
Display13" PixelSense touchscreen (OLED or LCD), 2880 x 1920, 120Hz, HDR11" and 13" Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED, 1000 nits full-screen, 1600 nits peak HDR, nano-texture option, external display up to 120Hz
ChipsetSnapdragon X2 Plus (10-core) or Snapdragon X2 Elite (12-core), Qualcomm Hexagon NPU with 80 TOPS, Adreno GPUApple M5 (up to 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine)
RAM64GB (16GB / 24GB / 32GB / 64GB LPDDR5x configurations)12GB on 256GB/512GB models (Apple states 12GB starting memory)
Storage256GB / 512GB / 1TB removable Gen 4 SSD256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB
Rear Camera10MP main camera—
Front Camera1440p ultrawide front-facing camera, Windows Hello facial recognition—
BatteryUp to 15.5 hours local video playback, up to 11.5 hours active web usage, 39W power supply with Surface Connect in the box—
OSWindows 11 HomeiPadOS 26
Weight1.97 lb (895 g), without keyboard—
Ports2 x USB-C with USB4, Surface Connect, Surface Pro 13-inch Keyboard port—
ConnectivityWi-Fi 7Apple N1 chip (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Thread); cellular models with C1X 5G modem and eSIM
ColorsPlatinum, Black, Dune (availability varies by configuration)—
AccessoriesSurface Pro 13-inch Keyboard, Keyboard with pen storage and Flex Keyboard, Surface Slim Pen (sold separately)—
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)