Microsoft Surface Pro 8 (Intel 11th Gen, Late 2021) vs iPad (A4, Early 2010)
            Microsoft Surface Pro 8
            (Intel 11th Gen, Late 2021)
                $1,100
            
        
    
            iPad
            (A4, Early 2010)
                $499
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $1,100 | Base Price (MSRP) $499 | 
| CPU Core i3-1115G4  | CPU A4 (iPad)  | 
| GPU UHD 48EU 1250MHz Gen 12  | GPU PowerVR SGX535 A4  | 
| Memory 8GB  | Memory 256MB  | 
| Storage 128GB  | Storage 16GB  | 
| Display 13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch  | Display 9.7" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch  | 
| N/A 0% 960 GFLOPS FP32 2% | N/A 0% 2 GFLOPS FP32 0% | 
| 8GB LPDDR4X-4266 | 256MB LPDDR-400 | 
| 24 Tabs 5% | Unknown # Tabs 0% | 
| 128GB - | 16GB - | 
| 186 min 4K Video 5% | Unknown # min 4K Video 0% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
| - | - | 
| 13" LCD IPS - - | 9.7" LCD IPS - - | 
|  |  | 
| Area 78 in² (503.2 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio | Area 45.2 in² (291.4 cm²) 4:3 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 450 Nits - | Brightness 400 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 120Hz - - - | Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| Resolution 2880×1920 5.5 Million Pixels 266 PPI | Resolution 1024×768 0.8 Million Pixels 132 PPI | 
|  |  | 
| LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 800:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 100% sRGB - - | Coverage 100% sRGB - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| - - Fully Laminated | - - - | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 10.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/3.24" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size - - | No Cameras - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| Front 5.0MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2.2 Aperture 1/5" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size 80˚ Diagonal Field of View | - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - | 
| Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | - - - - - | 
| Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p 30 FPS 4K - | - - - - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | - - - - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - - Stereo Recording - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Facial | No Biometrics | 
| 2 | 1 | 
| 2 | No Microphones | 
| No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X20 4G | No Cellular Modem Infineon X-Gold 618 3G | 
| Speed Up to 1200Mbps Download Up to 150Mbps Upload | Speed Up to 7.2Mbps Download Up to 5.76Mbps Upload | 
| SIM Slots 1x nano SIM 1x eSIM |  | 
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps | Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 1 Stream Up to 150Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 2.1 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | 
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 
| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) - - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Location - - - - - - - Compass | - - - - - - - - - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps) - | Data - - - - - - 1x Apple 30-pin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| Audio 1x Audio Jack - | Audio 1x Audio Jack - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - | - | 
| External | External | 
| 65W 15.00V 4.00A | 10W 5.10V 2.10A | 
| USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) - - - - - - - | USB-PD 2.10A 5V (10.5W) - - - - - - - | 
| Surface Connect USB-A - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | - USB-A - Removable Cable - | 
| 51.5Wh 6794mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 24.8Wh 6613mAh 3.75V Lithium-Ion - | 
| Up to 16 Hours | Up to 10 Hours | 
| - - - - - | - - - - - | 
| Windows | iPadOS | 
| Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| - - - | - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Height 287 mm (11.3 in) Width 208 mm (8.2 in) Depth 9.3 mm (0.4 in) Volume 0.600 L | Height 242.8 mm (9.6 in) Width 189.7 mm (7.5 in) Depth 13.4 mm (0.5 in) Volume 0.600 L | 
| Weight 891 g (31.43 oz) - - | Weight 680 g (23.99 oz) - - - - | 
| 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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