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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2020-09-18 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | $ 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 is much better than iPad (2020), with a 75.1 score against 66.6. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is an a lot older, much heavier and just a little bit thicker tablet device than iPad (2020). Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a screen that is just as good as Apple iPad (2020)'s display, although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 also has a bigger screen, a little better display density and a better resolution of 1824 x 2736.
Apple iPad (2020) has a really superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has more cpu cores and a 64 bits processor. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 968 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a battery lifetime that is very similar to iPad (2020)'s battery life. The Apple iPad (2020) takes greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both of them have a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 costs a little more money than iPad (2020), but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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