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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBApple iPad 4
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-09-23 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 295.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 4 is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a global score of 65.5 against 63.4. The Apple iPad 4 is a just a little bit thicker but just a little bit lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPad 4 works with iOS 7.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
IPad 4 has a brighter display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a greater pixels amount in each inch in the screen. The Microsoft Surface 2 features just a bit better processing power than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 more cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Apple iPad 4 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have the same video resolution, the same video frame rates and a camera with a 5 mega-pixels. Microsoft Surface 2 features a much better memory to store more apps and games than iPad 4, because it has more internal memory.
Apple iPad 4 and Microsoft Surface 2 count with very similar batteries duration.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, iPad 4 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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