Apple - iPad Pro 11 M4 vs Microsoft - Surface Pro 12

The Surface Pro 12 edges ahead on the Mars Score (55.8 vs 61.7), but the 5.9-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the iPad Pro 11 M4 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. The biggest gaps in its favor are peak brightness, weight, refresh rate.

Pick the Surface Pro 12 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. Its strongest claims are ram, screen size.

Both ship with comparable storage, stylus support, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: the Surface Pro 12 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.