Apple has always made great looking devices and the iPad Pro is stunningly good looking device and very thin with only 6.9mm bezels but is a bit heavier than the Pixel C. On the other hand Pixel C is lighter and smaller compared to the iPad pro and you can even tap on the Pixel C to check the battery life. It has got a premium design with Aluminium body but clearly iPad pro is better looking device.
| Tablet | iPad Pro | Google Pixel C |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm | 242 x 179 x 7 mm |
| Weight | 713 grams (1.57 pounds) | 517 grams (1.13 pounds) |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Space Grey | Silver |
Display
iPad Pro features a 12.9-inch Retina display with 264PPI, Fully laminated display, Anti-reflective coating, its super sharp and very bright. Pixel C features 10.2 inch LTPS LCD display with 308 PPI. Pixel C's display looks pretty sharp and really brighter during the daylight.
| Tablet | iPad Pro | Google Pixel C |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 12.9 inch | 10.2icnh |
| Resolution | 2732x2048 resolution at 264PPI | 2560 x 1800 resolution at 308PPI |
| Features | Retina display, Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Fully laminated display, Anti-reflective coating | LTPS LCD, In-cell touchscreen, 1500:1 contrast ratio |
Performance
The iPad pro is a beast with Apple's new A9X chip and 4gigs of RAM and everything has been buttery smooth and there's no lag or stuttering. The iOS 9 on iPad pro supports multi tasking which is lot easier on such a huge iPad. Pixel C has also got very powerful hardware with NVIDIA Tegra X1 64bit processor and Maxwell GPU. But, it doesn't take advantage of the size and other OEM's like Microsoft, Apple and Samsung have implemented multi-window. Apart from that pixcel also boosts a smooth performance with almost zero lag.
| Tablet | iPad Pro | Google Pixel C |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | A9X chip with 64-bit architecture | NVIDIA Tegra X1 64-bit processor |
| RAM | 4GB | 3GB |
| GPU | M9 motion coprocessor | Maxwell GPU |
| Benchmarks | Geekbench: 5,500 AnTuTU: 72,871 | Geekbench: 4,345 AnTuTU: 65,465 |
Camera
It isn't much a deal about rear cameras in tablets, but front cameras are necessary for stuff like Facetime, Skype and maybe for selfies. The iPad pro's 8MP iSight camera features some hefty features like Exposure control, Panorama (up to 43MP), Burst mode and comes with a 1.2MP Facetime camera. Similary Pixel C features a 8MP rear camera with google camera app that has all the essential features covered and front camera is 2MP slightly edging past the iPad pro. There's no LED flash on the both the devices, that isn't big a deal.
| Tablet | iPad Pro | Google Pixel C |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Rear 8MP, Front 1.2MP | Rear 8MP, Front 2MP |
| Audio | Dual microphones | Quad microphones |
Pricing and Battery
The fact that iPad pro has superior specs and performance in all the departments makes the iPad pro expensive than the Pixel C. Both the devices have accessory options like bluetooth keyboard and 99$ Apple Pencil for the iPad pro. Having a large form factor has benefits like much bigger battery and 10,300mAh could easly long for more than a day. The Pixel C is backed up by a 9000mAh battery and and with USB type-C it would also support quick charging.
| Tablet | iPad Pro | Google Pixel C |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $799 USD (32 GB WiFi Only) $949 USD (128 GB WiFi Only) $1079 USD (128 GB WiFi + Cellular) |
$499 (32GB WiFi) $599 (64GB WiFi) |
| Battery | 10,300mAh | 9,000mAh |
| Accessories | Keyboard: $169 Apple Pencil: $99 | Bluetooth Keyboard: $150 |
Ecosystem
With the arrival of iOS 9, the iPad's got the multi-tasking support and in the future many third party apps would support the multi tasking feature. The App store is filled with loads of apps for iPad and they do take the advantage of the size and are perfectly optimized, provide a smooth buttery experience. On the contrast, Android(currently Marshmallow) isn't a very good tablet operating system, very few of the apps are optimized for big screen or even working in landscape mode and the OS just looks strange on a tablet screen. But with quad microphones you could just fire a "Ok Google" command from anywhere in the room. But, clearly Apple's ecosystem is a winner when it comes to tablet operating system. Suggest you thoughts below the comment section.
