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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2224 x 1668 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 (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 2's general score of 63.4. Apple iPad Air (2019)'s body is notably newer, notably thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPad Air (2019) features a very superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 1 GB more RAM, more processing cores and a 64 bits processor.
The iPad Air (2019) has a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number per inch of screen and a higher 1668 x 2224px resolution. IPad Air (2019) has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
IPad Air (2019) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the iPad Air (2019) also has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) costs more than the Microsoft Surface 2, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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