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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 2, getting a 79.3 score against 63.4. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. IPad Air 2 is a newer tablet, and it is also incredibly lighter and way thinner than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower, and they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad Air 2 features a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a better display pixel density.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad Air 2 also has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels. The iPad Air 2 features a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 2 features a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it a no doubt choice.
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