Microsoft Surface Pro X+ (SQ2) vs iPad (A4)

Microsoft Surface Pro X+ (SQ2) $1,300
iPad (A4) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Microsoft SQ2
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
Adreno 690
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
16GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
16GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Microsoft SQ2
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.15GHz Clock
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
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Adreno 690
768 Shaders
680MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
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0%
FP32 1.04 TFLOPS
2%
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0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
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16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
256MB
LPDDR-400
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
16GB
442 min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 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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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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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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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
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1
2
No Microphones
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X24
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 2000Mbps Download
Up to 316Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect
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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38.2Wh
5040mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 15 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 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 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
774 g (27.3 oz)
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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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