Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2013-09-23 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPod touch 6th generation is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2, getting a 65.6 score against 63.4. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation body is newer, extremely thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
IPod touch 6th generation has a much better display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a much smaller display and a lot worse 640 x 1136px resolution, it also counts with a much greater pixels density. Apple iPod touch 6th generation counts with much more storage for apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface 2 features a bit faster processing unit than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM. The iPod touch 6th generation counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPod touch 6th generation also has a back camera with a much better resolution.
The iPod touch 6th generation not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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