Microsoft Surface Pro 13" EP2-14821 2025, Core Ultra 7 165U, 32GB, 512GB, Cellular, Platinum

The Surface Pro 10 is a beast of a business tablet with 32GB of RAM, 5G, and top-tier battery life. Performance is excellent across the board, but the screen is just average. At nearly $3,000, it's only worth it if you need Windows in a tablet form factor and will actually use all that power.

The Core Ultra 7 165U with 12 cores is a strong performer, landing in the 93rd percentile for CPU. Paired with 32GB of LPDDR5X, this thing chews through browser tabs, spreadsheets, and creative apps without breaking a sweat. The 512GB NVMe SSD is quick and sits at the 95th percentile for storage. GPU performance is also top-tier for this category. The 39Wh battery is small on paper, but Microsoft claims up to 16 hours, and our battery score puts it at the 98th percentile. That's impressive for a Windows tablet. The one weak spot is the screen, which is middle of the pack at the 65th percentile. It's good, just not class-leading.

Against the Apple iPad Pro M5, the Surface Pro 10 wins on connectivity and RAM but loses on display quality and app ecosystem. The iPad's screen is simply better, and iPadOS is smoother for creative work. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 is a closer Android competitor with a great display, but it can't match the Surface's Windows flexibility. The Lenovo Idea Tab Pro and BESTTAB T60 are much cheaper, but they're in a completely different league performance-wise. The Dell LDB04250 is the closest Windows competitor, but it doesn't have the Surface's build quality or 5G option. If you need Windows and portability, the Surface Pro 10 is the best choice here.

Here's the thing. This config runs around $2,997 to $2,999 USD. That's a lot of money for a tablet, even one with 32GB of RAM and 5G. The affordability score is dead last in our database, literally the 0th percentile. You're paying a premium for the Surface brand, the business features, and the form factor. If you need a Windows tablet with this much power and connectivity, it's hard to find an alternative. But if you don't need the 2-in-1 form factor, you can get a much more powerful laptop for the same money.

The Surface Pro 10 is Microsoft's business-focused 2-in-1, and this config is loaded. You get an Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, 32GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and 5G. That's a serious productivity machine in a tablet body that weighs under 2 pounds.

The display is a 13-inch 120Hz panel at 600 nits, which is bright and smooth. It's not the best screen in our database, but it's solid. The real story here is connectivity and RAM, both sitting at the 99th percentile. This thing is built to stay connected and handle heavy multitasking.

Students and casual users should look elsewhere. The student score is the weakest area at 74 out of 100, and the price is absurd for note-taking and streaming. If you don't need Windows 11 Pro, 5G, or 32GB of RAM, save your money and get an iPad or a mid-range Android tablet. You'll get a better screen and a much lower price.

This is a business tool first and a tablet second. If you're a professional who needs Windows 11, 5G connectivity, and enough RAM to run virtual machines or heavy data analysis on the go, this is the best option in our database. The battery life is excellent, the performance is top-tier, and the build quality is what you'd expect from Microsoft. But if you're a student or casual user, the price is hard to justify. You're paying for features you probably won't use.