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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| -- | 31.01 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.05 |
| 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 5.1 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a general score of 74.8, which is way better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 general score. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a notably thinner and notably lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows operating system.
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a little bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) also has a larger number of MHz cores. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) and the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro have incredibly similar displays, because although the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 2880, and they both have a screen of the same size, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) takes greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a camera in the back with more megapixels.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery performance in iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
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