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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 4 has a global score of 70.8, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's overall score of 58.7. The iPad 4 is a incredibly lighter portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, but both of them are 0.37inches thick. The iPad 4 has iOS 7.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows OS.
IPad 4 has a much better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 1 more cpu cores and an extra GPU. The iPad 4 counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a way lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a just a bit lower pixel number per screen inch and a lot smaller screen.
The Apple iPad 4 and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro count with incredibly similar storage capacity to install applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad 4's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery duration in Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. IPad 4 features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a much worse resolution back-facing camera.
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