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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| -- | 2015-10-06 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 27.73 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 265 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has an overall score of 75.1, which is slightly better than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s global score of 74.8. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system, and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 have quite similar CPUs, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has less cpu cores, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a brighter display than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1824 x 2736px, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels per screen inch. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4's battery duration is very similar to the battery performance in Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, making buying this tablet an easy decision.
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