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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 11 | iPadOS 16.x |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 31.43 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | Silver and Space Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, with a 76.6 score against 64.8. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 works with Windows 11 operating system. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) construction is extremely thinner and incredibly lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a better screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a little higher 1920 x 2880 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a much powerful processor than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera in the back with a higher resolution. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a superior battery performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
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