Microsoft Surface Pro 12.3" 5 Silver 2017
Equipped with a 2736x1824 PixelSense touch display and an Intel Core i5-7300U, this renewed Surface Pro 5 delivers sharp, pen-enabled Windows 11 Pro in a 1.25kg chassis. The anti-glare screen and optional keyboard cover ease extended use, while the microSD slot and USB 3.0 port add practical expandability. It fits students and hobbyist artists who need a portable tablet for handwritten notes and light sketching.
About This Tablet
Equipped with a 2736x1824 PixelSense touch display and an Intel Core i5-7300U, this renewed Surface Pro 5 delivers sharp, pen-enabled Windows 11 Pro in a 1.25kg chassis. The anti-glare screen and optional keyboard cover ease extended use, while the microSD slot and USB 3.0 port add practical expandability. It fits students and hobbyist artists who need a portable tablet for handwritten notes and light sketching.
- CPU Intel Core i3 7300
- RAM 4 GB
- Storage 128 GB
- Screen 12.3" 2736x1824
- OS Windows 10 Pro
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (6th percentile) 6th
- Below average gpu (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
- Below average ram (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 7300 |
| Cores | 2 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 12.3" |
| Resolution | 2736 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Surface Pen |
| Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Pro 12.3" 5 | Apple iPad Pro M4 | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 7300 | Apple M4 | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Mediatek MT6989 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 512 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 12.3" 2736x1824 | 11" 2420x1668 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11" |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Apple iPadOS | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Pro 12.3" 5 | 6 | 8.9 | 31.9 | 84.5 | 30.7 | 71.5 | 64.8 | 57 | 47.1 |
| Apple iPad Pro M4 Compare | 93.3 | 91.8 | 93.4 | 99 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 99.5 | 93.7 | 97.8 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.3 | 81.4 | 98.6 | 86.1 | 65.4 | 89.5 | 78.6 | 86.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.7 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 99.7 | 64.8 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAAXAR Compare | 55.6 | 56.7 | 81.4 | 97.1 | 92.8 | 95.1 | 83.5 | 78.6 | 97.8 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.2 | 69.8 | 88.4 | 56.7 | 84 | 87.8 | 52.3 | 88.6 | 82.6 |
Usage Scores
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