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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 273.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a 77.9 score against 66.5. IPad Air's construction is a little thinner and a bit lighter than Microsoft Surface Go, even though it was released 5 years before. The iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS. Apple iPad Air has a much more vibrant screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a little bit better pixels quantity in each display inch.
The iPad Air features a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 7 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 2 processing cores, the iPad Air also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics co-processor. IPad Air counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse 5 mega-pixels resolution and a lower 1920x1080 video resolution.
Microsoft Surface Go's storage for games and applications is very similar to the iPad Air one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPad Air counts with a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it a no doubt choice.
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