Microsoft’s Surface Pro now has a chip that can rival the iPad Pro’s M4
The Apple vs. Microsoft war seems to be coming back stronger than ever and two of the exhibitors from the two companies face each other in this comparison. On one side we have the iPad Pro with Apple’s M4 chip and on the other the Microsoft Surface Pro, which finally has a chip capable of competing with Apple’s M series.
Now you have It makes more sense than ever to compare the iPad Pro (M4) with the Microsoft Surface Pro, since both are quite similar and seek the same type of audience. Let’s see how the two models are similar and how they differ.
We compare the iPad Pro with M4 chip with the Surface Pro in depth
Specs Table: iPad Pro (M4) vs Microsoft Surface Pro
| iPad Pro 2024 | Microsoft Surface Pro 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen sizes | 11-inch Ultra Retina XDR OLED display 13-inch Ultra Retina XDR OLED display |
13-inch LCD screen 13-inch OLED screen |
| Dimensions | 11″: 24.97 x 17.75 x 0.53 cm 13″: 28.16 x 21.55 x 0.51 cm |
28.7 x 20.8 x 0.93 cm |
| Weight | 11″: 444g 13″: 579g |
893g |
| Colors | black space Plata |
Sapphire there Platinum Negro |
| Screen technologies | Promotion (10-120 Hz) True tone Wide color gamut (P3) integral stratification anti-reflective film |
Adaptive color 60-120Hz |
| maximum brightness | 1000 nits (1600 nits in HDR) | 600 nits |
| Resolution | 11″: 2,420 x 1,668 at 264 p/p 13″: 2,752 x 2,064 at 264 p/p |
2880 x 1920 pixels at 267 p/p |
| Processor | M4 chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| RAM | 8 GB or 16 GB | 16 or 32 GB |
| Operating system | iPadOS 17 | Windows 11 |
| Storage | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB |
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB |
| Rear camera | 12 MP wide angle | 10 MP wide angle |
| Front camera | 12 MP ultra wide angle | Quad HD 1440p ultra wide angle |
| audio | 4 horizontal stereo speakers | 2 horizontal stereo speakers |
| Battery | Up to 10 hours of internet browsing | Up to 14 hours of local video playback Up to 10 hours of internet browsing |
| Main sensors | Face ID | Windows Hello |
| Apple Pencil | Apple Pencil USB-C Apple Pencil Pro |
Surface Slim Pen (2nd Edition) |
| Smart connector | Yeah | Yeah |
| Keyboards | Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro | Surface Pro Flex Keyboard Signature Keyboard for Surface Pro Keyboard for Surface Pro Surface Pro X Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard |
| Base price | 11″: 1,199 dollars 13″: 1,549 dollars |
LCD screen: 1,199 dollars OLED screen: 1,799 dollars |
Basic comparison: iPad Pro (M4) vs Microsoft Surface Pro
Once we have seen the main specifications, we will buy fundamentals of both devices. Clearly, the iPad Pro (M4) and the Microsoft Surface Pro are two devices spied for both being used as a tablet and working with them.
Design
Although we’re looking at two similar models, a large aluminum tablet with reduced bezels, there are some notable differences. Beyond getting into this The iPad has a completely symmetrical design and the Surface Pro has uneven edgesthere is another important difference.
Apple’s iPad Pro is the company’s thinnest device ever only 5.1mm thickDuring this time he Surface Pro is almost twice as thick at 9.3mm. Although this may seem minor, it makes the The 13-inch iPad weighs only 579 gramswhile The Surface Pro weighs 893 grams. and this is one clear advantage for the iPad because it is a device that is usually always carried on one’s person. It’s much lighter.
Apple is committed to symmetrical frames, Microsoft is not
Power
We move on to a key section, the Microsoft Surface Pro launches the main rival of the M series chips, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X in two versions Plus and Elite. Microsoft defended that its device was more powerful than the M3 chip, but the truth is that fails to outperform the M4 chip despite more cores, 12 instead of 10.
We carefully purchased the Apple M4 and the Snapdragon Thing that Apple will do in the future with the M4 Pro or M4 Max. Here are the results obtained in Geekbench by the Apple M4 and the Snapdragon X Elite:
- M4 chip
- Single-core: 3,767 points.
- Multi-core: 14,677 points.
- Snapdragon X Elite
- Single-core: 2,872 points.
- Multi-core: 14,648 points.
Apple’s M4 chip and Snapdragon X Elite, two of the most powerful chips in the world
As for artificial intelligence, the Qualcomm model actually seems to outperform Apple’s M4 chip. The M4’s enhanced neural engine achieves 38 TOPS, or 38 billion operations per second. For its part, the Snapdragon X Elite with its Qualcomm Hexagon neural unit reaches 45 TOPS.
Screen
This is another important difference since the iPad Pro’s OLED display is one of the best on the market using new tandem technology. It’s the first Apple Ultra Retina XDR OLED Display and offers spectacular quality, with pure blacks and lots of brightness thanks to 1,000 nits that it offers, which can reach 1,600 nits in HDR content.
In the case of the Surface Pro we have two types of screen. The entry model uses a significantly inferior LCD panel compared to the iPad Pro, while we have other higher models with an OLED display. Even if, on paper, It seems that the screen is smaller than that of the iPad Pro (M4)since it only reaches 600 nits of maximum brightness.
Accessories
These two devices cannot be understood without their accessories and a keyboard and pencil are essential for most users who opt for them. Both Apple and Microsoft offer these types of accessories that must be purchased separately, so the investment is even greater.
Apple has updated its accessories for the iPad Pro with the new Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard. While Microsoft offers compatibility with previous accessories. Here’s what each of them costs:
- iPad Pro (M4):
- Apple Pencil USB-C: 89 dollars
- Apple Pencil Pro: 149 dollars
- Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro: 399 dollars
- Surface Pro:
- Surface Slim Pen Pencil: 129.99 dollars
- Keyboard for Surface Pro: 159.99 dollars
- Keyboard for Surface Pro with stylus storage: 199.99 dollars
Operating system
This is probably the mother of all differences. Apple continues to focus on iPadOS on the iPad Proan operating system designed for use on a device with a touch screen and which has been enhanced by incorporating professional applications like Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro. However, despite thousands of suitable applications, it is still not a desktop operating system like. macOS.
On another side, Surface Pro arrives with Windows 11 with many built-in AI features. It’s likely that in terms of usability it lags behind iPadOS but it’s a system capable of doing more things. So these are two very different options.
Précio
It is not easy to compare prices since we have different versions with different storages, so we will directly buy the 13-inch iPad Pro M4 chip with the Surface Pro with OLED display that uses the Snapdragon X Elite chipwhich are the most similar and premium options.
It must be taken into account that Surface Pro arrives with 16GB of RAM at base, while only the 1 and 2TB options have 16GB of RAM on the iPad Pro. In this table you have the prices depending on the internal storage:
| Possibilities | iPad Pro (M4) | Surface Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 256 GB | 1,549 dollars | – |
| 512 GB | 1,799 dollars | 1,799 dollars |
| 1 TB | 2,279 dollars | 1,999 dollars |
| 2 TB | 2,759 dollars | – |
Buy the iPad Pro (M4)
The iPad Pro with M4 chip is a great option for everyone in the Apple ecosystem. Furthermore It’s better than the Surface Pro in terms of portability and use as a tabletespecially because of its weight and its iPadOS.
Buy the Surface Pro
He Surface Pro is more of a computer than a tablet, heavier and with a desktop operating system, so it can more effectively replace a laptop in many circumstances. With the good and the bad that this brings.
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