OS: The Surface Pro, like we mentioned above, runs the full version of Windows Pro – so it’s basically like your laptop, only more portable. The iPad 4 runs the latest version of iOS – iOS6, while the Nexus 10 runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. So in terms of OS, all three are pretty much up to date in their own league. Display: If you’re looking for a big screen, the Surface Pro does emerge the winner with its 10.6-inch screen, compared to the 10.1-inch screen of the Nexus 10 and the 9.7-inch screen of the iPad. The Surface Pro is fitted with a ClearType Full HD display having a 1920X1080 pixel resolution and has a 10-point multi-touch capability. But if it’s ppi you’re after, the iPad 4 has a 264 ppi resolution, while the Nexus 10 boasts of a tremendous 299 ppi display. Tech specs: Microsoft’s Surface Pro is as powerful a tablet as you can expect – a 3rd generation Intel Core i5 processor, Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU, and 4 GB of RAM can make it seem almost like a laptop. Compare this to the iPad 4’s 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM, or the Nexus 10’s 1.7 GHz dual-core processor with 2 GB of RAM, and you can see why we’re blown away by Microsoft’s offering. Pricing: This is the one most important deciding factor for the success of the Surface Pro. While Microsoft hasn’t revealed anything yet, we’re hoping for it to be priced somewhere around $1000. It does make it pricier than the iPad 4 which starts at $499 and the Nexus 10 that starts at $399, but for all that it does, will the consumer shell out the difference?
