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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2025-03-04 | 2015-10-06 |
| -- | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.3 inches |
| -- | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 267 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a 75.1 score against 70.4. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 feature really similar CPUs, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 8 lesser megahertz CPU cores, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a much better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a much higher video quality.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 1000 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
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