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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-10-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Matte Black and Platinum |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7's overall score of 66.9. The iPad Air construction is much lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it was released many years before. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 works with Windows 10 OS.
IPad Air features a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it has a much lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, a little inferior pixel number per inch in the screen and a really smaller display. Microsoft Surface Pro 7's processor is very similar to iPad Air's processor, because although the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a 32-bit processor against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, and they both have 2 CPU cores, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it has a worse (Full HD) video resolution and a back facing camera with a way lower 5 mega pixels resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro 7's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Apple iPad Air one, both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
IPad Air not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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