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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 14.x |
| -- | 2020-10-16 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a score of 71.7, which is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 general score. Apple iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows OS. Apple iPad Air (2020)'s design is notably thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
IPad Air (2020) has a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a little inferior number of pixels per screen inch, a little smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1640 x 2360px. The iPad Air (2020) features a much better performing CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a 64-bit CPU and a larger number of cores.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The iPad Air (2020) shoots a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a more MP back camera. The iPad Air (2020) has a battery performance that's just as good as the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro one.
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