Microsoft Surface Pro 12 vs Apple MacBook Neo
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 12
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 550 grams less (around 1.21 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (80.8 vs 95.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Neo
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.68 kg (1.5 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 274 x 190 x 7.8 mm 10.79 x 7.48 x 0.31 inches |
297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm 11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches |
| Area | 521 cm2 (80.7 inches2) | 614 cm2 (95.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~79.8% |
| Side bezels | 10.2 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Purple | Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
Display
| Size | 12 inches | 13 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-90 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 220 ppi | 218 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2196 x 1464 pixels | 2408 x 1506 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Neo
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
Surface Pro 12
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~14% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1142:1 |
| sRGB color space | 98.1% | 97.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73% | 72.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 72.7% | 72.2% |
| Response time | 25 ms | 18 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 45 W | Yes, 30 W |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 20 W |
| Cable length | - | 1.5 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 173 grams | 58 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 280 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | - |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 4592 | 6971 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| NVMe | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB | ~83 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | - | Island |
| Numpad | - | No |
| Backlight | - | No |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | - | No |
Further details
Notes on Surface Pro 12:
- All Surface Pro 12 laptops come with UFS type of memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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