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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 10 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is way better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a 76.6 score against 63.4. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) body is noticeably thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
Microsoft Surface 2 features a little sharper display than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lot worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower pixels quantity per inch of screen. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a much powerful CPU than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores (but faster). Microsoft Surface 2 has a battery performance that's very similar to the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) one. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) takes way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a lot more expensive than the Microsoft Surface 2, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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