Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
Microsoft Surface 10.5" 10100Y Platinum 2021
What Buyers Say
Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
The iPad Pro 11" with the M5 chip is highly praised for its speed, responsiveness, and portability. Users highlight its excellent performance for note-taking, creative work like drawing in Procreate, and business tasks. The 1TB model with 16GB RAM is especially valued for graphics-intensive work. The only minor complaint is about shipping delays from one retailer.
Pros
- Fast M5 chip performance
- Excellent for note-taking and drawing
- Portable 11-inch size
- Ample 1TB storage with 16GB RAM
- Great for business and creative tasks
Cons
- Shipping delays from some retailers
Microsoft Surface 10.5" 10100Y Platinum 2021
Most buyers are thrilled with this refurbished Surface, praising its like-new condition, fast performance, and all-day battery life. However, a few encountered serious issues: one unit arrived with a scratched display, and another suffered a fatal boot error that left the device unusable. There is also a notable limitation with USB-C audio adapters causing media stutter on the ARM version.
Pros
- Like-new condition
- Fast performance
- All-day battery life
- Easy setup
- Great value for price
Cons
- Scratched display on arrival
- Fatal boot error on some units
- USB-C audio adapter causes media stutter
- ARM version lockups and reboots
- Non-original packaging
Scores
Specifications
| Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 | Microsoft Surface 10.5" 10100Y | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Apple M5 ★ | 1.3 GHz core_i3 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 10★ | 1 |
| GPU* | Apple (10-Core)★ | UHD Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB★ | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR4★ |
| Storage | 1 TB★ | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD | SSD |
| Expandable | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 11" | 10.5" |
| Resolution | 2420 px★ | 1920 px |
| Panel | OLED★ | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | — |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0★ |
| USB-C | 1 | 1 |
| Cellular | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Features | ||
| Stylus Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro | Surface Pen |
| Fingerprint Reader | ✓★ | — |
| Face Unlock | ✓★ | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 0.45 kg★ | 0.54 kg |
| Battery | 31 Wh★ | — |
| OS | iPadOS | Windows 11 |
Pros & Cons
Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
Microsoft Surface 10.5" 10100Y Platinum 2021
- Strong connectivity (79th percentile)
- Strong feature (71st percentile)
- Strong ram (66th percentile)
- Strong storage (66th percentile)
- Below average cpu (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average battery (30th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 17 of 26 specs.
