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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 75.7 |
| 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 | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 380.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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
The iPad Air is much better than the Microsoft Surface Go, getting a general score of 75.7 against 66.5. IPad Air's body is just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Microsoft Surface Go, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before. IPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS.
IPad Air has just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the iPad Air also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an extra graphics processing unit. The iPad Air features a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a quite greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than iPad Air, because it has more internal storage. Apple iPad Air features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a back-facing camera with way less mega pixels.
IPad Air features a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
IPad Air costs a bit more money than the Microsoft Surface Go, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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