For readers who are considering buying the Microsoft Surface Pro or the iPad 4, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Microsoft Surface Pro comes with a 10.6 inch IPS LCD touch screen, rendering 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The iPad 4 comes with a 9.7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution.

The Microsoft Surface Pro comes with 275 x 173 x 13 mm dimensions and weighs 907 grams. The iPad 4 comes with 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm dimensions and weighs 652 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Microsoft Surface Pro is equipped with a 1.7 GHz dual core 3rd Generation Intel Core i5 Processor with Intel HD Graphics 4000. It comes in 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants.

The iPad 4 is equipped with a 1.4 GHz dual core processor and Apple A6X chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Microsoft Surface Pro runs on the Windows 8 operating system and has 4 GB of RAM. The iPad 4 runs on the iOS 6 operating system, which can be upgraded to the iOS 7 version and has 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Microsoft Surface Pro sports a 1 MP primary camera and also has a secondary camera. The iPad 4 sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and the secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Microsoft Surface Pro comes with a 42 Wh battery whereas the iPad 4 comes with a non-removable 42.5 Wh Li-Po 11,560 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The Microsoft Surface Pro 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $929.95 and the 128 GB variant is priced at around AU $799.95. The iPad 4 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $599.95, 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $719.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $859.95 in Australia.

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