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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 11 |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 268 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, getting a score of 76.6 against 64.8. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 OS. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) design is thinner and extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a much faster processor than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM memory. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a much better screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a little bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1920 x 2880 and a bigger screen.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera in the back with more MP. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
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