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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 71.3 |
| 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 | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| 267 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has an overall score of 75.1, which is slightly better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s score of 71.3. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a a lot thicker and much heavier portable tablet than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a more vivid display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little worse 1824 x 2736 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s processing unit is just as good as the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 one, because although the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 8 more cpu cores.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 872 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a back facing camera with a way better resolution.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a battery performance that's just as good as the battery performance in Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
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