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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) is way better than Microsoft Surface Pro, having an 85.9 score against 63.2. The iPad Air (2019) is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also extremely lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. The iPad Air (2019) features a faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64-bits processor and 6 more cores.
IPad Air (2019) has a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1668 x 2224px. The iPad Air (2019) features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air (2019) has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro. The iPad Air (2019) takes way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 video quality and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
IPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface Pro, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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