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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-05-21 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, having a global score of 86.4 against 75.1. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro OS. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s body is much newer, extremely lighter and a lot thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features just a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, although it has a bit smaller display, a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a bit worse resolution of 1688 x 2388 pixels. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has 1000 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a much faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with 8 more processing cores. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a much higher video quality and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
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