Despite the clear dominance of Windows in the field of professional tablets, it is still possible to find some good options with other operating systems and, of course, among all of them the one that stands out the most is the iPad Pro, the rival of the Miix 720 at our comparative from today. It must be borne in mind, in any case, that it is true that the focus on these two tablets is somewhat different, and not all the differences have to do with the fact that the Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), arrived with iOS. What are the factors to consider when choosing between the two? We are going to contrast the Technical specifications and the most prominent features of the two to get an idea.
Integrated
The design is a section to take into account when choosing between the two models, because both offer us great finishes, but it is clear that each one of them focuses on promoting a different way of use. On the one hand, the Miix 720 follows the approach of the Surface that predominates among Windows tablets and focuses on the use accompanied by a keyboard on a table, trying to give us an experience close to that of a laptop, highlighting the lateral support that allows it to stand by itself in different degrees of inclination. On the other, we have the iPad Pro, which can be used with a keyboard as well, but which is oriented to use in the portrait position and which is much lighter and thinner because it is intended to be used comfortably even when we hold it in our hands, it mainly accompanies the Apple Pencil.
Dimensions
The tablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is noticeably larger than that of Lenovo, but this can be easily explained because your screen is too (29,2x21 inch against 30,57x22 inch), which makes it even more worthwhile that it is a much thinner device (8,9 mm against 6,9 mm) and even lighter (780 grams against 713 grams).
Screen
As we anticipated, the screen of the iPad Pro it is bigger (12 inches against 12.9 inches), but it also uses a different aspect ratio (3: 2, typical of Windows tablets, compared to 4: 3, typical of iPad). Regarding resolution, however, we find quite similar figures (2880 x 1920 against 2732 x 2048).
Performance
It must be said that the A9X what rides the iPad Pro has shown that it has little to envy the Intel processors of Windows hybrids, but considering that it remains in 4 GB of RAM, compared to the 16 GB with which you can get the Miix 720, and that this already arrives with a Intel Core i7 seventh generation, you probably have to give him the upper hand here.
Storage capacity
Although iOS will occupy much less space in our internal memory, the fact that the iPad Pro do not have a card slot micro-SD and sell with 128 GB at most, it makes victory fairly easy for the Miix 720 that it does have options to expand its storage capacity externally and has been announced with up to 1 TB.
Cameras
For the average user, this section will not be too relevant, but we cannot deny that the victory of the iPad Pro is forceful, both for the main camera (5 MP against 8 MP) as for the frontal (1 MP against 5 MP), a fact that we may have to take into account if we are going to make use of them with a certain frequency.
Autonomy
One of the advantages that the iPad Pro compared to hybrids Windows is that, logically, due to its characteristics, it has a great advantage in terms of autonomy, and we would be very surprised if the situation were different with the Miix 720. We will have to wait and see what the independent tests say, in any case, because at the moment we only have Lenovo estimates.
Price
The price is not usually an advantage of the tablets of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, but yes it is when we compare the iPad Pro with some of the best Windows hybrids, as is the case: while the Miix 720 has been announced as of U.S. dollar 1000, the other can be obtained by $800 (although keep in mind that this does not include the keyboard).