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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x | Windows 10 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-10-23 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Matte Black and Platinum |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 271.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 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 | 6.49 |
| 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 | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has an overall score of 79.3, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7's general score of 66.9. The iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has Windows 10 OS. IPad Air 2's design is notably thinner and noticeably lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, even though it was released many years before.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a little faster processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. IPad Air 2 features a much better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it has a way worse 2048 x 1536 resolution, a much smaller screen and a little worse screen density.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7's memory for games and applications is very similar to the iPad Air 2 one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air 2 captures greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates.
IPad Air 2 features a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest one.
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