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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2021-09-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is better than Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 global score. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a a lot newer device, and it's also extremely lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a quite superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher number of cores and a 64-bits processor. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a higher display density.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) and Microsoft Surface 2 count with similar storage to store more apps and games, and although the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has no slot for external memory cards, they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a camera with a much higher resolution.
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