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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 9.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is better than Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 overall score. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. IPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s design is notably newer, noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface 2.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a 64-bit processor and more processing cores. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a higher pixel quantity per screen inch.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a lot more mega pixels back camera. The Microsoft Surface 2 and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) have extremely similar memory capacity for apps and games, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
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