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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2018-10-16 | -- |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 550.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 265 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 |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is just a bit better than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), getting an 81.5 score against 74.8. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has Windows 10 OS, and iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a much greater performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with 8 GB more RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a little more vivid screen than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 2736 x 1824 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels count in each inch of display. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) captures way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a way better (4K) video definition and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) and Microsoft Surface Pro 6 both count with incredibly similar batteries performance.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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