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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| -- | 2013-09-23 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| -- | 31.99 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, having a 74.8 score against 65.1. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 works with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a a lot lighter and notably thinner portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a little bit better screen than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a quite lower pixels density, a way lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a bit smaller screen. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much faster processing unit than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM.
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) shoots a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) both feature really similar battery durations.
Although iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Microsoft Surface Pro 2. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Microsoft Surface Pro 2, and give up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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