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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 8.x |
| 2018-08-02 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Go, with a general score of 74.2 against 66.5. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS. Despite of the fact that the iPad Air 2 is a lot older than the Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is somewhat lighter and way thinner.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a bit better pixels density. The iPad Air 2 features a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPad Air 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have a 8 MP back facing camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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