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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 273.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 23 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has a score of 77.9, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4's 75.1 overall score. Although iPad Air is older than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, it's construction is extremely lighter and just a little bit thinner. IPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro operating system.
The Apple iPad Air features a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, although it has a much smaller display, a way lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The iPad Air has a much faster processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 15 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores, a GPU and a 64-bit processor.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 1000 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air captures way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, although it has a camera with a much worse 5 mega pixels resolution and a lower video resolution.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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