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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2018-08-02 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is much better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a 77.9 score against 66.5. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 operating system. The iPad Air construction is just a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Microsoft Surface Go, although it was released 5 years before.
The iPad Air has a bit superior CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPad Air counts with a lot better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels in each screen inch and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
The iPad Air's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Go one, they have equal 128 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Air counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go. The Apple iPad Air has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a camera with a way worse 5 mega-pixels resolution and a worse video resolution.
IPad Air not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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