Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.5 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Microsoft |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2012-01-09 | 2015-10-06 |
| 10.20 x 6.90 x 0.43 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 23.46 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 79.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| 224 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Ultra low power (ULP) high-performance 12-core NVIDIA GeForce GPU GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a global score of 75.1, which is a lot better than the Acer Iconia Tab A700's 56.5 global score. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with Windows 10 Pro OS, while Acer Iconia Tab A700 counts with Android 4.1 OS. Even though Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is heavier than Acer Iconia Tab A700, it's thinner and also much newer.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a little more vivid display than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because it has a little better display pixels density, a lot higher resolution of 1824 x 2736 pixels and a bigger screen. Acer Iconia Tab A700 counts with a much faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 15 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal storage. Acer Iconia Tab A700 features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a better camera than Acer Iconia Tab A700, because it has a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution camera.
Although Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Acer Iconia Tab A700, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Acer Iconia Tab A700. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Microsoft Surface Pro 4, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Acer Iconia Tab A700, resigning a couple specs and features.
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