When reviewers compared the specs of Apple MacBook Pro 2016 and the Surface Book i7, they found it difficult to compare its design and software, however, when it comes to storage capacity, the two were tied. But results are different for the MacBook Pro 2016 vs. Surface Pro 5 comparison.

Smartstocknews for its MacBook Pro 2016 vs. Surface Pro 5 comparison assessed the battery life, display, connectivity and processor of the two expensive laptops. Its verdict favors the upcoming Surface Book 2 because the Microsoft next-generation Surface device is “miles ahead” of what the Apple laptop could offer.

2-in-1 Design

The first feature in the tech website’s MacBook Pro 2016 vs. Surface Pro 5 comparison is the display. Latest rumors say the Microsoft would incorporate a 2-in-1 design for the Surface Pro 5. Buyers of the device would be able to use it as a notebook or a Windows tablet which would come with a detachable 4K resolution screen. Besides such detachable displays not found in MacBook Pro 2016, the Microsoft device would support touch input fully although it would only come in 13.5-inch configuration, while the Apple laptop has various display sizes.

For the current flagship notebooks of Apple and Microsoft, it is a battle of sixth-generation Sky Lake processors. But for the MacBook Pro 2016 vs. Surface Pro 5 comparison, again Microsoft has the edge because of the Surface Pro 5’s Kaby Lake processor, making it faster and more efficient when it comes to power consumption.

More Juice

For connectivity, in the MacBook Pro 2016 vs. Surface Pro 5 comparison, the introduction by Microsoft of one USB Type-C port on the Surface Book 2 erases the advantage enjoyed by the Apple laptop which already sports the USB Type-C port in the MacBook Pro 2016. For juice, even the Surface Book i7 could easily beat MacBook Pro 2016’s average of 10 hours on a full charge with its12 and a half hours.

In the University Herald’s comparison between the MacBook Pro 2016 and Surface Book i7, it found the Microsoft laptop has a strange array of all-USB-C ports, while recent updates for the MacOS Sierra and Windows 10 made the software match even. But the MacBook Pro 2016 vs. Surface Pro 5 comparison showed that Microsoft would gain an edge when it releases the Surface Pro 5 in 2017.