Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Apple Samsung
Announced October 2012 May 2024 September 2025
Status Released - November 2012 Coming Soon - May 2024 Available - September 2025
Price - Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 110,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Titanium Silver, Space Black Moonstone Gray, Platinum Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
(11.09 x 8.48 x 0.2 in)
326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm
(12.85 x 8.21 x 0.2 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 579 g, 582 g (20.42 oz, 20.53 oz) 692 g or 695 g (24.41 oz or 24.52 oz)
SIM Type - eSIM -
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2) - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Enhanced Armor aluminum

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT iPadOS 17.4 Android 16
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 256/512GB models
10-core (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 1/2TB models, Apple M4
Octa-core (1x3.63 GHz Cortex-X925 & 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720), Mediatek Dimensity 9400+ (3 nm)
GPU ULP GeForce Apple GPU (10-core graphics) Immortalis-G925
RAM 2 GB 16 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 2 TB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen QHD+ Ultra Retina Tandem OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (HBM), 1600 Nits (peak)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 Nits (typ), 1600 Nits (peak)
Mohs Level 5 Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 13.0 inches 14.6 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 2064 x 2752 pixels (265 ppi) 1848 x 2960 pixels (239 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% 85.99% 90.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 12 MP 13 MP + 8 MP
Flash No Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, ProRes (4K, 1080p), Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G - HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G - cellular model only
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS Yes GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO - cellular model only
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
1200 cycles, 94:51h endurance
Capacity 31.5 Wh 38.99 Wh 11600 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -