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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | Windows 11 |
| 2020-10-16 | -- |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, having a 71.7 score against 64.8. Apple iPad Air (2020) is a incredibly thinner and incredibly lighter portable tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Apple iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 operating system.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features just a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a little worse pixels density, a bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1640 x 2360px resolution. IPad Air (2020) features a little bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a 64-bit processor and 2 more CPU cores (although slower).
The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera in the back with a better resolution. IPad Air (2020) counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a really longer battery duration than iPad Air (2020).
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