Touch bar and Surface dial are new concepts for input to the laptop. Touch bar resides into the Macbook Pro Keyboard in Place of Function keys where as the Surface Dial is a separate device that can be used to control the display in a different manner. Although both devices are the improved versions from their predecessors, it will be good to have a quick comparison what Apple and Microsoft are offering with the new devices. Here we can see a quick comparison of specifications that might be helpful about the hardware features of both devices.
Apple MacBook Pro Vs Microsoft Surface Book
[table width=”100%” colwidth=”30%|35%|35%” colalign=”left|left|left”] |MacBook Pro|Surface Book Display resolution|2560×1600 (227ppi)|3000×2000 (267ppi) Display Type|Retina|PixelSense Touch Screen size|13″ & 15″|13.5″ Processor|Core i5 – Core i7|Core i5 – Core i7 Graphics|AMD Radeon Pro/Intel HD|NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU RAM|8GB/16GB|8GB/16GB Storage|256GB-1TB|128GB-1TB Battery|10 hrs movie|16hrs video Camera|720p Face time|5MP front, 8MP rear Finger Print|Touch ID sign in|Hello sign in IO ports |Thunderbolt x 2-4 ports, head phone|USB 3.0 x 2, SD card reader, Surface connect, headset, Mini display port, Hall effect Voice Assistant|Siri|Cortana Speaker|Stereo|Stereo with Dolby Audio Premium Pen Support|No|Yes, Surface Pen Sensors|Light, Force Touch track pad|Light, Accelero,Gyro,Magneto, Hall effect Other features|Touch bar & touch ID|TPM Chip, Surface Dial Weight|3.02lbs-4.02lbs|3.34lbs Dimensions|304.1mmx212.4mmx14.9mm-349.3mmx240.7mmx15.5mm|312.3mm x 232.1mm x 13.0 – 22.8mm Prize|$1499 without Touch bar, $1799,$2399|$1499-$3299 Shop|MacBook Pro|Surface Book [/table] Both the devices are good in specifications and almost similar in most of the specifications. MacBook Pro runs with the updated MacOS Sierra and Surface book runs on latest Windows 10 OS. The combination of the best hardware and software gives the breathtaking performance in these devices and the build quality of these devices are already proven and known to all.
Apple Macbook Vs Microsoft Surface Pro
There are downgraded versions of these devices named as Surface Pro and MacBook from Microsoft and Apple respectively for those wants to experience the features and quality with marginally less cost. It will be also worthwhile to have a quick look of comparison among these devices in the same pattern we followed above. Here we will see a quick comparison of the technical specifications of MacBook and Surface Pro 4. [table width=”100%” colwidth=”30%|35%|35%” colalign=”left|left|left”] |MacBook| Surface Pro 4 Display resolution|2304×1440 (226ppi)|2736X1824 (267ppi) Display Type|Retina|PixelSense Touch Screen size|12″|12.3″ Processor|Core m3-Core m5|Core m3 – Core i7 Graphics|Intel® HD graphics|Intel® HD graphics RAM|8GB|4GB,8GB,16GB Storage|256GB-512GB|128GB-1TB Battery|11hrs video|9hrs video Camera|480p FaceTime|5MP front, 8MP rear Finger Print|NA|hello face sign IO ports|Thunderbolt port|USB3, Micro SD card reader, Surface connect, headset, Mini display port,Cover port Voice Assistant|Siri|Cortana Speaker|Stereo|Stereo with Dolby Audio Premium Pen Support|No|Yes Sensors|Force Touch track pad|Light, Accelero, Gyro, Magneto Other features|-|TPM Chip, Surface dial Weight|2.03lbs|1.69lbs Dimensions|280.5mmx196.5mmx13.1mm|292.10mm x 201.42mm x 8.45mm Prize|$1299-$1599 |$899-$2699 [/table] All the above devices are the flagship devices in their category and the people loves to own them. The processing powers are getting increased and the size being reduced year by year making them most attractive and effortless to use compared to the older generation. New supporting are devices are also introduced to make the usage of these devices better and better.
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