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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 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
IPad (2020) is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a 66.6 score against 63.4. IPad (2020)'s design is noticeably newer, a lot lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad (2020) has a little bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a higher screen density.
Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has 64 GB internal storage. IPad (2020) has a superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad (2020) also has a 64-bits CPU.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a battery lifetime that's very similar to the battery life in iPad (2020). IPad (2020) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the iPad (2020) also has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad (2020) is also by far the cheapest one.
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