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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 4.29 |
| 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 | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having an 85.9 score against 58.4. The iPad Air (2019) is a way newer device, and it's also way thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1668 x 2224 pixels and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The iPad Air (2019) counts with a quite superior processing power than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster), a higher amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPad Air (2019) has a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT. Apple iPad Air (2019) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has a much more MP back-facing camera.
IPad Air (2019) costs a lot more than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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