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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| Gray | Silver and Space Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 13.3 |
| 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, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has an overall score of 76.6, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4's general score of 75.1. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a incredibly thinner and much lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a sharper display than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a quite lower pixels density, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1824 x 2736 pixels. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal memory.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s processing unit is very similar to the processing unit in Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cores. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) captures a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s battery performance is very similar to Microsoft Surface Pro 4's battery lifetime.
Although iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Microsoft Surface Pro 4. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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