The Windows tablets no longer just have to compete with each other to attract those who are looking for a device to work with and, in fact, those of Apple they are a somewhat cheaper option even than the best of them. Can they even be more tempting than the most affordable Miix 520? We let you decide yourself with this comparative: Miix 520 vs. iPad Pro 12.9 (2017).
Designer
The design of the iPad Pro It is one of its advantages without a doubt when we compare them with Windows tablets, at least from an aesthetic point of view, and especially against a cheaper one like the Miix 520. Apart from this, however, you have other points in your favor, more practical, such as Touch ID or the four stereo speakers. The Miix 520, in any case, also has some advantages, such as having a USB type C port and another conventional USB, which makes it easier to use it with other accessories, and that it has a Surface-style rear support, which will do more comfortable to use on a flat surface for writing.
Dimensions
If we compare the size of both tablets we will see that the iPad Pro 12.9 it is somewhat larger, but this is easily explained because its screen is too (30 x 20,5 cm against 30,57 x 22 cm), while it has a very clear advantage both in terms of thickness (9,9 mm against 6,9 mm) and weight (880 grams against 677 grams).
Screen
Unless we have a strong preference for the 3: 2 format used by larger Windows tablets (the 4: 3 of those of Apple is more square and differs more clearly than usual in notebooks), the victory is very clear for the iPad Pro 12.9, which not only leaves us with something more surface (12.2 inches against 12.9 inches), but has a higher resolution (1920 x 1200 against 2732 x 2048) and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
Unlimited
The performance section is one of the most powerful for the Miix 520, with processors ranging from 3th Generation Intel Core iXNUMX al 7th Gen Intel Core iXNUMX, and with up to 16 GB of RAM. The basic model, in any case, comes with 4 GB of RAM, which are the same as those available in the iPad Pro 12.9 and we have already seen in the rankings of the most powerful tablets that your processor A10X it has little to envy the Intel that mount the best Windows tablets.
Storage capacity
Here you have to give victory to the Miix 520, which arrives with a minimum of 128 GB of storage capacity, will be available with up to 1 TB and it also has a micro-SD card slot. It is true that we can buy the iPad Pro 12.9 with up 512 GB, which is quite a respectable figure, but the basic model has 64 GB, and although iOS takes up much less space than Windows 10, having no external storage option definitely puts it at a disadvantage.
Cameras
It is not the most important victory of the iPad Pro 12.9, but we have to record it in any case for those who usually use their tablet to take photos or record video: the main camera of the Apple tablet is nothing less than 12 SM and the front of 7 SM, while those of the Miix 520 sound 5 SM both.
Autonomy
We cannot say anything conclusively about the autonomy of the Miix 520, since we lack the data from the real use tests, which are the fundamental ones, but considering that the iPad Pro manages to exceed 10 hours without too many problems and is ahead even of most Android tablets, it costs us imagine that a Windows tablet is going to be able to overshadow it. We will have to wait to confirm it, in any case.
Miix 520 vs iPad Pro 12.9 (2017): final balance of the comparison and price
One of the great attractions of the Miix 520 is to offer us the power of the best Windows with a better price: we do not know how much it will cost in our country yet, but thinking about its predecessor, it should not rise above 800 euros for the basic model (although it does for higher-level configurations). The great advantage here, in any case, is that we will have the operating system of Microsoft, which for some may be an essential requirement in a tablet to work.
The truth is that the iPad Pro 12.9, on the other hand, it is not going to stay that far, with a starting price of 900 Euros and a notable advantage in the multimedia section and probably also in the autonomy section (we do not comment on the design, we leave it to personal assessment, because each one has its strengths and weaknesses). If we can work with a slightly smaller screen, in fact, we have the same technical specifications for 730 Euros ’s relationship with the iPad Pro 10.5. The problem with tablets Apple , of course, is that the keyboard in this case is purchased separately.