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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 11 | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 31.43 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 9.9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a general score of 64.8, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s global score of 62.5. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 works with Windows 11 operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a much better processing power than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has more CPU cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a bigger screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a higher resolution camera in the back.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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