From the get go, it was inevitable that Apple’s new iPad Pro would be compared to Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 (and the newer Surface Pro 4). The iPad Pro borrows heavily from the Surface Pro design with its larger form factor (a 12.9-in. screen), keyboard cover and support for a stylus — Apple calls it the “Pencil.” Diverging from Microsoft’s vision, however, the iPad Pro relies on a purely mobile operating system — iOS — while the Surface Pro runs the same version of Windows as a desktop PC.

Pricing is similar: The iPad Pro starts at $799 for a 32GB model, $949 for a 128GB model and $1,079 for the 128GB version with 4G capabilities. The Surface Pro 4, which ships next week, starts at $999 and offers more configurations (and a top-end price of $2,199).

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