Subj : The Surface Pro's OLED display specs show it's still in the iPad
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Date : Wed May 22 2024 13:15:05

The Surface Pro's OLED display specs show it's still in the iPad Pro's shadow

Date:
Wed, 22 May 2024 12:13:01 +0000

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The new iPad Pro comes with a tandem OLED display that races ahead of the 
Surface Pro in several key ways.

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May has been a good month for fans of OLED displays. With Apples new iPad Pro 
and Microsofts upgraded Surface Pro being unveiled at almost the same time, 
theres now plenty of choice when it comes to high-end tablets that boast 
top-notch screen tech. 

Yet a recent comparison from display industry expert Ross Young shows some 
massive discrepancies between the two devices that you might not have been 
aware of if youd just stuck to the two companies marketing materials. It 
follows a previous claim from Young that the iPad Pro would come with several 
industry firsts , and when you look a little closer, it becomes clear that 
the iPad Pros display is leaps ahead of the Surface Pros, on paper. 

Whats immediately obvious is the benefit brought by the iPad Pros tandem OLED 
display . The Surface Pro uses a regular OLED panel, which means it tops out 
at 900 nits of peak brightness and 600 nits of full screen brightness. The 
iPad Pro, meanwhile, hits 1,600 nits and 1,000 nits in those two categories, 
respectively. Thats a huge disparity and one undoubtedly facilitated by the 
iPads more advanced tandem OLED technology. 

The differences dont end there. The iPad Pro has a wider refresh rate range 
(10Hz to 120Hz compared to the Surface Pros 60Hz to 120Hz), offers stronger 
login protection in the form of Face ID versus a fingerprint reader, is 
significantly thinner and lighter, and offers a chip with a more efficient 
and advanced 3nm manufacturing process. 

Despite all of that, it still comes in cheaper, starting at $1,299 / 1,299 / 
$2,199 compared to the $1,499 (around 1,180 / AU$2,250) Microsoft charges for 
the OLED version of the Surface Pro. Which is better? (Image credit: 
Microsoft) 

Of course, not everything is quantifiable by tech specs, and much comes down 
to how a device feels to hold and use. 

The Surface Pro is a 2-in-1 computer that can be used as either a tablet or a 
laptop, while the Apple requires you to shell out an extra $299 if you want 
its keyboard for the iPad Pro. That alone might make Microsofts device more 
attractive to you. 

The Surface Pro also pulls ahead in a couple of important ways. For instance, 
it starts with more storage (512GB versus 256GB), supports Wi-Fi 7 instead of 
Wi-Fi 6E, offers more CPU cores and potentially more GPU cores (although the 
latter is uncertain right now), starts with more memory and offers a higher 
memory limit. 

Yet its hard to avoid the fact that the iPad Pro is most likely the better 
choice if the display is your most important consideration. While theres a 
lot to like about the Surface Pro, Apple has the display crown for the time 
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tipped to bring several OLED firsts in 2024  with a price tag to match



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/tablets/the-surface-pros-oled-display-specs-show-its
-still-in-the-ipad-pros-shadow


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