iPad Pro vs Surface Pro 4: Apple takes on Microsoft in battle of the tablets

Apple's newest iPad is its most impressive, but how does it shape up against its old rival?

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Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 is now on sale in the UK, packing more power and performance into the thinnest Surface yet. It went on sale just a day after Apple's new iPad Pro – and the similarities between the two tablets has not gone unnoticed.

Launching the Surface Pro 4, Microsoft devices chief Panos Panay said it was 30 per cent faster than its predecessor and 50 per cent faster than Apple's MacBook Air, despite being just 8.4mm thick.

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