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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-10-23 | 2014-10-16 |
| 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Matte Black and Platinum | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| $ 749.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, getting a global score of 79.3 against 66.9. The Apple iPad Air 2 is an a lot older device than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, but it is thinner and extremely lighter anyway. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 works with Windows 10 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 features a bit better hardware performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it has a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, a really smaller screen and a way worse 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Air 2's memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 one, both have the same internal storage capacity. The iPad Air 2 takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. They have a camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
IPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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