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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x | Windows 11 |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, getting a 79.3 score against 64.8. IPad Air 2's construction is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a better hardware performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores. IPad Air 2 has a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a really smaller screen, a quite inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display and a way worse 2048 x 1536 resolution.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a back camera with lesser mega pixels resolution. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity instead of 6200mAh.
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