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Microsoft Surface Pro
128 GBApple iPad Air
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 380.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has an overall score of 75.7, which is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro's 63.2 overall score. The iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system. IPad Air is a newer tablet, and it is also much thinner and notably lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
The iPad Air features a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel amount per screen inch and a better 1536 x 2048 resolution. Apple iPad Air counts with a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has lesser RAM and a worse graphics processor working at 600 megahertz, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The iPad Air has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a camera in the back with a way better 5 mega-pixels resolution and a way better video resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a much bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad Air, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air counts with a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the iPad Air is also a lot cheaper, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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