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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 11 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| -- | 31.43 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 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 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, with a general score of 74.8 against 64.8. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 operating system. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s construction is incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a much powerful CPU than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have a 8 GB RAM. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a more vivid display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 2880px, and they both have a screen of the same size, the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 also counts with a little greater pixels density.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a back camera with more megapixels. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a really longer battery duration than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
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