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Apple iPad Air
128 GBMicrosoft Surface 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 273.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has a score of 77.9, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's score of 63.4. The Apple iPad Air is a much lighter and thinner portable tablet than Microsoft Surface 2, although both were released with only a couple of months difference. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
Apple iPad Air counts with just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPad Air counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a higher pixels density.
Apple iPad Air features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 2. Both have the same video frame rates, a same resolution camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
IPad Air has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other devices, making this tablet an obvious call.
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