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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 is just a bit better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 64.8 score against 62.5. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 OS, while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a lot better screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a larger screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a much powerful processor than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a superior storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) captures much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a higher 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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