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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 77.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 2014-10-16 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 77.1, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4's score of 75.1. The iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system. The iPad Air 2 is an older tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, but Apple managed to build it extremely thinner and a lot lighter anyway.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a very superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 14 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 1 more cores and a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, although it has a lot smaller display, a quite worse screen pixel density and a much lower 2048 x 1536 resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a much better memory capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 2, because it has 936 GB more internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 2 has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. They have a same resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the Apple iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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