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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 292.00 |
| 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 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 0.77 |
| 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 and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, having a overall score of 76.6 against 65.1. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) body is much thinner and extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a very superior CPU than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has less CPU cores (but faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a slightly better looking display than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a quite inferior number of pixels per inch of screen and a bit smaller display.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) takes a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 256 GB more internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) have incredibly similar batteries.
Although iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Microsoft Surface Pro 2. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, giving up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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