Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen) vs iPad (A4)

Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen) $900
iPad (A4) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Core i5-3317U
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
4GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Core i5-3317U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
GB6S 400
10%
GB6M 810
3%
N/A
0%
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HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.27 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
DDR3L-1600
256MB
LPDDR-400
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
16GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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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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720p up to 30 FPS
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720p up to 30 FPS
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
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Gyroscope
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Gyroscope
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Magnetometer
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
48W
12.00V
3.60A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect 5-Pin
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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42Wh
5676mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
13 mm (0.5 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
910 g (32.1 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 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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