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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 16.x |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 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 |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a global score of 74.8 against 58.7. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS. Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a notably lighter and notably thinner device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and the iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) have extremely similar displays, because although the iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a just a bit lower pixels density, and they both have a screen with the same size, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 2064 x 2752. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have a 8 GB RAM, the iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) also has a larger number of MHz cores. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) count with similar battery durations.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) shoots much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a camera with a better resolution.
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