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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 268 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a score of 76.6, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4's 75.1 general score. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 4 comes with Windows 10 Pro operating system. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s construction is notably lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a much better looking screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better 1824 x 2736 resolution and a quite bigger screen. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 count with very similar processors, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has an inferior number of cores, it also counts with more RAM.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) takes a lot better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a lot higher resolution camera in the back and a way better 3840x2160 video quality. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a battery duration that is very similar to the battery life in iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Although iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), else you can save some dollars and get the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, giving up some features and specs.
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