Apple iPad Pro (M4) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition

Apple iPad Pro (M4)

Apple iPad Pro (M4)

vsMicrosoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition

Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition

Apple iPad Pro (M4)Microsoft Surface Pro 12-inch 2nd Edition
Display11" and 13" Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED, 1000 nits full-screen, 1600 nits peak HDR, nano-texture option12-inch PixelSense LCD touchscreen, 2196 x 1464 (220 PPI), 3:2, up to 90Hz dynamic refresh rate, 500 nits typical SDR
ChipsetApple M4 (up to 4 performance + 6 efficiency cores, 10-core GPU, 38 TOPS Neural Engine)Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (6-core), Hexagon NPU with 80 TOPS, Adreno GPU
Storage256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB256GB / 512GB (UFS)
Rear Camera12MP with adaptive True Tone flash10MP main rear camera (Ultra HD)
Front Camera12MP Ultra Wide with Center Stage (landscape position)1080p Full HD Surface Studio Camera with Windows Hello face authentication
Thickness5.3 mm (11-inch) / 5.1 mm (13-inch)—
ConnectivityUSB-C with Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), Wi-Fi 6E, optional 5G with eSIMWi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, optional 5G configuration
PencilApple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)—
OSiPadOS 17 at launchWindows 11 Home (Copilot+ PC features on configurations with 16GB or more RAM)
RAM—24GB
Battery—38 Wh, up to 15.5 hours of local video playback and up to 13 hours of active web browsing (Microsoft claims)
Dimensions—274 x 190 x 7.8 mm, 686 g without keyboard
Ports—2 x USB-C (USB 3.2) with DisplayPort 1.4a, fast charging with a 60W or higher charger
Audio—2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, dual Studio Mics
Accessories—Surface Pro 12-inch Keyboard and Surface Slim Pen sold separately; pen storage with wireless charging on the back
Colors—Black, Platinum, Violet