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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2020-09-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 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 |
| 4.29 | 8.36 |
| 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad (2020) has a general score of 66.6, which is much better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 global score. The iPad (2020) design is a lot newer, notably lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a greater performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad (2020) also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
The iPad (2020) counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1620 x 2160px resolution and much more pixels per inch of display. Apple iPad (2020) shoots way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad (2020) also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Microsoft Surface RT counts with a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has more internal storage capacity. Microsoft Surface RT and Apple iPad (2020) have incredibly similar batteries.
Although iPad (2020) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Microsoft Surface RT. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad (2020), but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Microsoft Surface RT, resigning a couple specifications.
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