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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 8 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 509.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a global score of 76.6, which is a lot better than Microsoft Surface Pro's global score of 63.2. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a much lighter and extremely thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Microsoft Surface Pro features a very superior CPU than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has 6 lesser CPU cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a little sharper display than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a quite smaller screen, a lot lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little bit lower display pixels density.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with a much better resolution and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Microsoft Surface Pro's battery life is very similar to iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s battery duration.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface Pro, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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