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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | -- |
| 32.00 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.06 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro is slightly better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a overall score of 63.2 against 62.5. Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro operating system, and Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a much better performing processor than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has less RAM, it also counts with more processing cores and an additional GPU.
The Microsoft Surface Pro features a way better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) captures greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way better 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Microsoft Surface Pro and the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) feature quite similar storage to install games and applications, and although the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has no SD memory card expansion slot, they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s battery life is very similar to the battery duration in Microsoft Surface Pro.
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