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| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2020-09-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 292.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1620 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 0.77 | 8.36 |
| 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 | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a global score of 65.1, which is just a bit better than iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 general score. Despite being the best tablet we compare here, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 design is notably older, notably heavier and notably thicker than iPad 10.2 (2020). The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, while iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels count per screen inch and a better 1620 x 2160 resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal memory capacity. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot better 1920x1080 video resolution.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 have quite similar batteries performance.
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