Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2019-03-18 | 2017-06-15 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), having an 85.9 score against 82.4. IPad Air (2019)'s body is newer, much thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a quite superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a 64-bits CPU.
Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a little bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display, a quite lower resolution of 1668 x 2224 and a little smaller display. The iPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). They have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2019), because it has 744 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad Air (2019) has a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad Air (2019) is also a bargain compared to others.
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