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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad (2020) is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Go, getting a 66.6 score against 66.5. Apple iPad (2020) is a notably newer tablet, and it's also a little lighter and just a little bit thinner than Microsoft Surface Go. The Apple iPad (2020) has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a quite greater display density, a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a quite larger screen.
The Apple iPad (2020) features a greater processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has 2 more cpu cores and a 64-bits processing unit. Microsoft Surface Go has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad (2020) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back camera. The Microsoft Surface Go features a battery performance that's very similar to the battery performance in Apple iPad (2020).
Although iPad (2020) is a better device, it is more expensive than the Microsoft Surface Go, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Microsoft Surface Go. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get the Microsoft Surface Go, letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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