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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyMicrosoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-05-20 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 271.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| 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 | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3's global score of 72.2. The Apple iPad Air 2 body is incredibly thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, even though both of them were released with only 5 months difference. Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a little greater screen density. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
IPad Air 2 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the iPad Air 2 also has a back facing camera with much more megapixels. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air 2, because it has 512 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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