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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2021-09-24 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 16 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 has a global score of 75.1, which is just a bit better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s general score of 73.2. Despite being the best in this review, we must highlight that it's also a way older, heavier and just a bit thicker portable tablet. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro operating system, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) have very similar displays, although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 also has a bigger screen, a higher 1824 x 2736px resolution and a little higher amount of pixels per screen inch. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much greater processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a much bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 936 GB more internal storage.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
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