Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 292.00 | $ 220.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 0.77 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| 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
IPad 9.7-inch has a global score of 65.4, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2's general score of 65.1. The iPad 9.7-inch works with iOS 13.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. IPad 9.7-inch is a notably newer tablet device, and it's also noticeably lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a display that's very similar to Microsoft Surface Pro 2's display, because although the Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much better memory to store more games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Dual-Core CPU. Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch takes greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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