Although it saw the light some time ago and some may have forgotten about it, one of the alternatives Windows more interesting to the new tablet of Microsoft he presented it to us already Lenovo. Which of the two do you like the most? Do you still have doubts? We hope this comparative between Surface Pro and Miix 720 can help you decide.
Integrated
From a design point of view, we find that the two are quite similar, especially since some time ago. Lenovo decided to adopt in this range the characteristic rear support of the tablets of Microsoft, although with its own hinge system, a point in which you already know that the other has also improved, offering us up to 165 different degrees of inclination. With both, we will also be able to enjoy the best materials, although they are not the same in both: the Surface Pro, like its predecessors, continues to bet on magnesium, while in the Miix 720 we have the most common metal casing. This has, on the other hand, what many will undoubtedly consider a plus: a USB type C port.
Dimensions
Regarding the dimensions, we find two devices that are practically identical and we have to look closely to appreciate the slight advantage that it has achieved. Microsoft thanks to its optimization work, both in terms of size (29,2x20,1 inch against 29,2x21 inch), as well as the thickness (8,5 mm against 8,9 mm) and weight (768 grams against 780 grams).
Screen
The advantage of the tablet Microsoft In the previous section, being as it was minimal, it gains importance when we see that its screen is a little bigger than that of the tablet of Lenovo (12.3 inches against 12 inches). The Miix 720However, it takes the lead when we compare their respective resolutions (2736 x 1824 against 2880 x 1920), something that must be said that is quite commendable, because there are very few professional Windows tablets that surpass it at this point (leaving aside the almost collector's pieces with 4K resolution).
Performance
The tie is already absolute in the performance section, since both offer us exactly the same options that, on the other hand, are the top in professional Windows tablets today: processors up to Intel Core i7 seventh generation and up 16 GB RAM memory. Both are one of the best options we have in this regard.
Storage capacity
Initially the Surface Pro had been advertised with a maximum of 512 GB, but now we have been able to verify that on the website of Microsoft there is also a model with 1 TB, allowing it to stay on the same level as the Miix 720, another of the few tablets that offer us so much space.
Cameras
La Surface Pro It has, on the other hand, a really great advantage in the section of cameras, but it is difficult to reproach the Miix 720, taking into account that it is not something that is used often in a tablet and less in one of this size. In any case, if it is an important factor for you, keep in mind that the tablet of Microsoft arrives with one of 8 MP in the back and another of 5 MP on the front, while those of Lenovo sound 5 and 1 MPrespectively.
Autonomy
The autonomy section is usually of greater interest to most of us, but there is not much we can tell you yet, because logically we still do not have real evidence of use of the Surface Pro y Microsoft You haven't even provided us with your battery capacity data. Their estimates (13 and a half hours of continuous use) are higher than those of Lenovo for your Miix 720 (8 hours), but we can't say anything about them without seeing independent tests.
Surface Pro vs Miix 720: final balance of the comparison and price
Although the Surface Pro has perhaps a more attractive design, it must be recognized that the Miix 720 It has very little to envy in terms of technical specifications and it has an added attraction that is that to the two conventional USB ports it adds a USB type C port. Microsoft are fulfilled, in the only thing in which your tablet forcefully beats that of Lenovo it is with regard to cameras, which is still a secondary section for an average user.
The big problem that the Chinese company's tablet has right now, we would almost say that it is distribution, since at the moment it seems difficult to get hold of it in our country, and we do not know how long it may take to change the situation, although perhaps the landing of the other serve to give it a push. Even on Lenovo's own website the only model that we can find right now for sale is the top of the range (Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage), which appears, yes, with a spectacular price ( we do not know if it is due to a specific promotion): by $1900 It is not a gift, but you have to think that the Surface Pro equivalent appears to reserve by $3100. The basic model, which at the moment is not easily found here, should have a similar price to that of the tablet of Microsoft, according to what was said in his presentation in January, hovering around $1000.