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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2020-10-16 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a bit better than Apple iPad Air (2020), having a 75.1 score against 71.7. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a better tablet than the Apple iPad Air (2020), we must highlight that it's also a notably older, incredibly heavier and thicker tablet. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Apple iPad Air (2020) both feature really similar screens, although the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 also has a bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a little larger display and a slightly better 1824 x 2736 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because it has 936 GB more internal storage.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a much powerful processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a 64-bit processing unit and a greater number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with way more MP.
The iPad Air (2020) and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 both feature quite similar batteries performance.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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