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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | -- |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple M4 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | 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) has a score of 74.8, which is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro's overall score of 63.2. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro OS. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) body is lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a much powerful processing unit than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a way lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, a little smaller screen and a quite lower pixel density.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) captures way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality and a back camera with lot more megapixels. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with much more memory for applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) feature extremely similar batteries performance.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface Pro, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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