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Global Score
63.466.9
Basic Information
MicrosoftApple
Windows RT 8.1iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6
2013-09-230000-00-00
10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches
23.84 ounces23.35 ounces
--Black and White
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 630.00$ 375.00
Display / Screen
10.6 inches9.7 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)2048 x 1536 pixels
IPS LCDIPS LCD
208 pixels per inch264 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.28.1
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipsetApple A6X chipset
ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor
2 GB RAM1 GB RAM
Yes GPUPowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU
8.558.46
Storage
64 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slotNo SD card slot
7.75.8
Camera
5.00 MP + 3.50 MP5.00 MP + 1.20 MP
--f/2.40 aperture
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
6.057.92
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA
SIMMicro SIM
5.97
Battery Life
-- Li-Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
360 hours standby time
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1.361.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

IPad 4 is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface 2, getting a global score of 66.9 against 63.4. IPad 4 works with iOS 7.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS. IPad 4 is a a little bit lighter but a bit thicker tablet device than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad 4 has a better display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and more pixels per display inch.

Microsoft Surface 2 features a bit superior CPU than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster). The Apple iPad 4 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a camera in the back with a 5 megapixels resolution.

Microsoft Surface 2 features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad 4, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity. IPad 4 counts with a battery life that is very similar to the battery lifetime in Microsoft Surface 2.

IPad 4 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a no doubt choice.




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