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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Gray | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), getting a 75.1 score against 72.3. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Despite being the best we are comparing, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a extremely heavier and a lot thicker tablet than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a little more vivid display than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has a little larger display, a little bit higher resolution of 1824 x 2736px and a quite higher count of pixels per inch of screen. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a processor that's just as good as the CPU in Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has 8 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 8 more MHz CPU cores. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a lot more MP camera.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a battery life that is just as good as the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 one.
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