Apple - iPad Pro 11 M4 vs Google - Pixel Tablet 2

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (55.8 vs 55.7). The decision is not about overall quality — both clear the bar — it is about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

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, storage, weight, among others.

Pick the Pixel Tablet 2 if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are ram.

Both ship with comparable screen size, stylus support, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.