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Microsoft Surface Pro
128 GBApple iPad Air 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A8X chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is way better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, getting a 77.1 score against 63.2. The iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system. IPad Air 2 is a extremely newer tablet device, and it's also way thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
IPad Air 2 features a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per display inch and a better resolution of 2048 x 1536px. Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than iPad Air 2, because it has more internal storage.
IPad Air 2 and Microsoft Surface Pro count with very similar processors, because although the iPad Air 2 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, a smaller amount of RAM and 1 lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The Apple iPad Air 2 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera and a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air 2 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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