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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU 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 | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has an overall score of 75.1, which is a little bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s global score of 72.3. Despite being the best tablet in our current comparison, Microsoft Surface Pro 4's construction is a lot heavier and notably thicker than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro operating system, while iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 have similar processing units, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 8 lesser megahertz cores, it also counts with more RAM. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has just a bit better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1824 x 2736, a little bit bigger screen and a little more pixels per display inch.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) have extremely similar battery durations.
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