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Global Score
85.981.5
Basic Information
AppleMicrosoft
--Windows 10
2019-03-182018-10-16
9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches
16.37 ounces27.94 ounces
Gold, Gray and Silver16 777 216
Aluminum Metal
$ 779.00$ 550.00
Display / Screen
10.5 inches12.3 inches
2224 x 1668 pixels 1824 x 2736 pixels
IPS LCD --
265 pixels per inch267 pixels per inch
500 cd/m2 brightness--
No touch screenNo touch screen
7.87.3
Performance
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipsetIntel Core i7 8650U chipset
64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor
3 GB RAM16 GB RAM
Apple 4-core GPU GPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 GPU
10.359
Storage
256 GB internal memory1000 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
13.323
Camera
8.00 MP + 7.00 MP8.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/2.40 aperture--
1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
8.916.49
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA--
Nano SIM, Dual SIM--
6.12.4
Battery Life
8134mAh Li - Ion Battery--
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
9.041.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 4.1
GPS--
Fingerprint ID Scanner--
Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

Apple iPad Air (2019) is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 6, getting a global score of 85.9 against 81.5. Even when Apple iPad Air (2019) and Microsoft Surface Pro 6 were released with only a couple of months difference, Apple iPad Air (2019) is noticeably thinner and notably lighter.

IPad Air (2019) has a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, although it has a little bit worse pixel density, a bit smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1668 x 2224. The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a quite superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a greater number of cores.

The iPad Air (2019) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. They have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and a camera with an 8 mega pixels. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air (2019), because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity.

The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.

Although iPad Air (2019) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface Pro 6, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Microsoft Surface Pro 6. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPad Air (2019), otherwise you can save some money and get the Microsoft Surface Pro 6, resigning a couple specifications.




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