THE TRUTH! iPad Pro M2 vs Surface Pro 9

The battle between Mac and PC looks a little different in 2022 - now, it's iPad Pro versus Surface Pro! So, should you buy the sleek new iPad Pro with an M2 chip or get the flexible new Surface Pro 9 with updated internals? Let's break it all down and declare a winner!

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SURFACE PRO 9 SPECS
Weight: 1.94 lb
13" PixelSense display, 120Hz
Windows 11
Support for Slim Pen 2 & Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Intel 12th Gen chip or Microsoft SQ 3 with 5G
Up to 19 hours of battery life
2x USB-C Ports (Thurndserbolt 4 on Intel spec)
RAM: Up to 32GB
Storage: Up to 1TB
2W Stereo Speakers with Atmos support
Starting at $999.99

iPAD PRO M2 SPECS
Storage: Up to 2TB
Screen: 11-inch LED or 12.9-inch mini-LED
5G Support
Apple M2 Chip
FaceID Support
Thunderbolt 4 USB-C Port
Battery: 28.65-watt-hour or 40.88-watt-hour
iPadOS 16
Starting at $749 (11-inch), $999 (12.9-inch)

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[RemofRenaissance]

Great post. I've owned 5 generations of iPad over the last 12 years and it took me til now, (having 2 kids and needing to get stuff done) that a Surface Pro was the all in one device I needed. I've been using a work issue Surface Pro 6 for the last 3 years and to this day it covers what I need to do the most efficient with little to no compromise...

[andyH_England]

Finally, the SP9 is an excellent device, and MS has refined this to the point of peak evolution, and I would recommend it for Windows fans even if they do not use the tablet part. Please wait until the price drops, as they are a bit expensive. I got an SP8 for a family member for £600 about 4 months after the launch, and as we already had the keyboard and pen, it was a bit of a bargain. No point in upgrading from SP8 to SP9, obviously!

[jd_]

In the end, you explained it so well with use cases.
No other YouTuber thought about that.
Much Appreciated!

[jordannorton]

Just grabbed an M1 iPad Pro for a steal, pretty happy with it thus far. Using it to replace my Surface Pro 3 ( which still works and has been my only device for years).

[wandizhang]

If you want a device to complement your existing desktop or laptop computer then the IPad Pro M2 is probably overkill and overpriced. An IPad Air or 10 gen would probably be a far better choice. I don’t know for who the IPad Pro is made for. It is a seriously limited device compared to a computer and it costs the same or even more.

[AdmiralBison]

An iPad (Pro) user for over 10 years since day 1. Finally had ENOUGH of iPadOS/iOS restrictive and limited wall garden. Power doesn't mean squat if you can't use it.

Got a Surface Pro 9 5G, BUT Microsoft still has a long ways to work on those Translation/Emulation layers, refine the touch/gesture interface and widen the portrait aspect ratio.

Qualcom and Dimensity's part needs to improve their chips because I really believe Windows and Linux on Arm will be the future the majority of people.

As a gamer, I'll still stick with x64 however.

[paranormaltroubleshooter]

Yeah dude. It really depends on how people use them and what they need them for. I got an iPad mini, and it was my little companion buddy for like a month. And then I realized it just acts like a phone. It is just a slightly bigger phone. When I actually need to create something or work, I go to my desktop. My iPad mini is basically collecting dust right now. I can't get over the "oversized phone" concept, from everything to the lack of customization to your home screen to the lack of windowed applications. I like it, it is well build and smooth as butter, but it doesn't really fix what I needed fixed. I should have saved and purchased a new Surface Pro. 🤷‍♂️

[omelfilip]

Both of these devices are truly a mark of its time, I don't think you can go wrong with either! I just think it's exciting that technology has reached a point where such devices even exist. Great video as always!

[robhockey]

Another way to view this video is the iPad Air M1 is a fantastic value at this point. If at the end of the day, these two devices are a toss-up at their price point, then the iPad Air M1 is truly the winner and a steal for the price.

[aljosacebokli]

Love my surface pro 8, my fav device by far, I use it every single day in addition to my workstation, take it on holidays (super light weight), can use with team viewer to run my workstation remotely...connect to multiple screens ...it's just incredibly versatile.

[markholle]

One feature would change this equation for me - Extended external monitor support for the iPad. Until Apple allows this, I agree with you.

[JoeCole_social]

I’ve been using the iPad Pro 12.9 w/ the magic keyboard as my main dev device for the last six months. The only thing hate, the mobile iPad browsers just suck compared to the full browser on Windows. For me, the other pros of the iPad outweigh the cons. But the iPad Pro a terminal for remote into other machines, me due to the limitations mentioned. Jon nailed it, I cannot use this as a stand alone device until the browsers are equal.

[Fschdr]

Honestly it depends on what you need. As an accounting student, I need practically most microsoft apps and some software so Surface Pro is way to go

[nic_ccc]

Spot on review. I have tried a few times to use an iPad on the go for my small business. The battery life is awesome but otherwise my Surface Go is better overall for productivity. I think the iPad would only be better for artists.

[KingdomPL]

9:40 - "iPad is the perfect media consumption device" - half of the screen is the black borders due to the bad ratio for media consumption 😬😬😬

[amirrezarezaie]

The surface is a laptop. Ipad is a giant iPod touch.

[MrDucatiV]

Surface pro 9 all the way!! Full fledge computer in a tablet form. 💯💯💯

[LeesReviews]

I find it so sad that none of these reviewers are gamers and care about framerates, graphics settings and throttling. They only think about video editing.

[JamesWilliam]

Apple really needs to put a touch friendly full blown OS that takes advantage of professional full fat desktop apps (especially with the power of apple silicon now). I hate the app based file management on iOS/iPadOS. I love my Macs and OSX but I think I prefer Widows to iPad toy like OS any day.

[agusugian]

All the power of M2 but it can’t open a website, it can’t resize an image on Notion, a lot of features are missing on Photoshop and Illustrator. I regretted buying iPad Pro