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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2020-09-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| 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
The Apple iPad (2020) has a global score of 66.6, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2's general score of 63.4. Apple iPad (2020)'s body is notably newer, thinner and notably lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad (2020) features a little sharper display 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 pixels density.
The iPad (2020) has a better processing unit than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the iPad (2020) also has a 64 bits processor. The Microsoft Surface 2 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad (2020), because it has 64 GB internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface 2 and the iPad (2020) have extremely similar battery performance. The iPad (2020) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the iPad (2020) also has a way more MP camera in the back.
The iPad (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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