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Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GBApple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 292.00 | $ 280.00 |
| 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 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.77 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| 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 and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a global score of 77.7, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2's 65.1 overall score. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Although iPad Air and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 were released only 1 months apart, iPad Air is a lot thinner and notably lighter.
IPad Air has a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a greater pixels number in each inch of screen. IPad Air counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has less RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad Air also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The iPad Air counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot better (Full HD) video resolution. The Apple iPad Air features a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Apple iPad Air is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper.
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