Global Score | |
72.2 | 74.2 |
Basic Information | |
Microsoft | Apple |
Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x |
2014-05-20 | 2014-10-16 |
11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
28.16 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
Gray | Gold and Gray |
Metal | Aluminium |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 700.00 | $ 231.00 |
Display / Screen | |
12 inches | 9.7 inches |
2160 x 1440 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
7.3 | 8.2 |
Performance | |
Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
8.46 | 8.82 |
Storage | |
512 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
17.6 | 4.4 |
Camera | |
5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
-- | f/2.40 aperture |
-- | 31.00mm focal length |
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
-- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
6.05 | 8.47 |
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 | |
-- | 7340mAh Battery |
Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
1.36 | 8.56 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
-- | GPS |
-- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The iPad Air 2 is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, getting a 74.2 score against 72.2. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Although the iPad Air 2 and the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 were released with only 5 months difference, the iPad Air 2 is thinner and incredibly lighter.
IPad Air 2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The iPad Air 2 features a better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher screen density and a bit higher 2048 x 1536 resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 2, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air 2 captures much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad Air 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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