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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 27.73 ounces | -- |
| Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple M3 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 | 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a score of 75.1, which is much better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s global score of 65.4. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro OS, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a more vivid display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a little bit worse 1824 x 2736px resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels count in each inch in the screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because it has 872 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 count with similar processing units, because although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 8 more MHz processing cores.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) shoots greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a back camera with a way better 12 mega pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) have really similar battery performance.
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