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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2018-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 550.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has an overall score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s general score of 76.6. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has Windows 10 OS, and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS. Although it's the best we are comparing here, Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a a lot thicker and much heavier tablet device than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a much greater performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has lesser CPU cores , it also counts with 8 GB more RAM memory. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a bit sharper display than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 2736 x 1824px.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) shoots much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a much more megapixels camera in the back and a lot higher video resolution.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a battery duration that is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 one.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is also a bargain compared to others.
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