Microsoft Surface Pro 11 vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 19, 2025	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
16GB/256GB - $999	8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches 287 x 209 x 9.3	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
31.57 oz / 895.0 g	20.53 oz / 582.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Platinum	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 83.87% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1578 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon X Elite (4 nm)	Apple M5
Processor
	Nona-core
GPU
Adreno X1-85	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB 32GB/512GB 32GB/1TB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Windows (11)	iPadOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	4130
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	15402
3D Mark High
Untested	8881
3D Mark Low
Untested	6860

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Battery

Type
6138 mAh, Li - Ion	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
10 MP	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Yes	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

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