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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has a score of 71.7, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 score. The iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. IPad Air (2020) is a newer tablet, and it's also thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
IPad Air (2020) features a lot better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a 64-bit processing unit and a larger number of faster cores. IPad Air (2020) has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a little bigger screen, more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360.
Apple iPad Air (2020) and Microsoft Surface 2 feature very similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have equal internal storage. The iPad Air (2020) captures way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way better resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
The Microsoft Surface 2's battery duration is just as good as iPad Air (2020)'s battery duration.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) costs more than Microsoft Surface 2, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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