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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is just a bit better than iPad Air (2020), getting a 75.1 score against 71.7. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with Windows 10 Pro OS, while iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x OS. Even being the best in this comparison, the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a incredibly older, notably heavier and a lot thicker tablet device than the iPad Air (2020).
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and the Apple iPad Air (2020) have incredibly similar displays, although the Apple iPad Air (2020) has a bit smaller display, a little bit worse resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and a just a bit worse pixels quantity per display inch. IPad Air (2020) counts with a lot better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has 6 more cpu cores and a 64-bits processing unit.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 936 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad Air (2020) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a much better (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with a lot better 12 MP resolution.
Apple iPad Air (2020) and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 both count with really similar batteries duration.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is also by far the cheapest.
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