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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | -- |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 148 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 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 |
| 4.29 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having a 74.8 score against 58.4. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT operating system. Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a extremely lighter and extremely thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface RT.
Microsoft Surface RT has a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot greater display density, a lot better resolution of 2064 x 2752 and a bigger screen.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera and a lot higher (4K) video definition. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s battery lifetime is just as good as the battery lifetime in Microsoft Surface RT.
Although iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Microsoft Surface RT. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Microsoft Surface RT, and give up a few features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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