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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 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 | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 9.52 | 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 is way better than Microsoft Surface 2, getting a global score of 79.3 against 63.4. The iPad 10.2-inch construction is newer, thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch features a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1620 x 2160px and more pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch counts with a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The iPad 10.2-inch features a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
IPad 10.2-inch shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the iPad 10.2-inch also has a much more MP camera in the back. Apple iPad 10.2-inch has a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, iPad 10.2-inch is also the cheapest one.
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