Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (X Elite) vs iPad 8 (A12)

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (X Elite) $1,000
iPad 8 (A12) $329
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
A12 Bionic
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
4-Core A12
Memory
16GB
Memory
3GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
32GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
10.2" LCD IPS 2160x1620 Touch
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
A12 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 1,335
33%
GB6M 3,030
11%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
4-Core A12
256 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.58 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
3GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
4 Tabs
1%
256GB
32GB
442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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10.2"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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500 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
2160x1620
3.5 Million Pixels
265 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 120 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X75
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7360
4G
Speed
Up to 10000Mbps Download
Up to 3500Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 450Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.2
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
20W
9.00V
2.22A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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53Wh
6992mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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32.9Wh
8827mAh
3.73V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 14 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208.6 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
250.6 mm (9.9 in)
Width
174.1 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
895 g (31.57 oz)
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Weight
490 g (17.28 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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