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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2018-08-02 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad (2020) has a score of 66.6, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go's global score of 66.5. The Apple iPad (2020) construction is notably newer, a little thinner and just a little bit lighter than Microsoft Surface Go. Apple iPad (2020) has a better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a quite larger screen, a better 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bit better count of pixels in each screen inch.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity. The iPad (2020) counts with a quite better processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a 64-bit processing unit.
Microsoft Surface Go and Apple iPad (2020) both count with very similar battery durations. IPad (2020) has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go. They have a same resolution back camera, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates.
Although iPad (2020) is a better device, it costs more than the Microsoft Surface Go, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Microsoft Surface Go. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy iPad (2020), otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Microsoft Surface Go, giving up a couple features and specifications.
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