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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2018-03-27 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.64 |
| 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 | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a lot better than Microsoft Surface RT, with a 77 score against 58.4. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s construction is way newer, a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a little faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per display inch and a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) also has a way more megapixels back camera.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way more expensive than the Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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