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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 4.29 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| 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
The iPad 9.7-inch is better than Microsoft Surface RT, having a overall score of 65.4 against 58.4. The iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. The iPad 9.7-inch is a notably newer tablet, and it is also thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
The iPad 9.7-inch features a slightly better display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Microsoft Surface RT features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch and Microsoft Surface RT both count with similar CPUs, and although the Apple iPad 9.7-inch has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and less cores (but faster), they both have a 2 GB RAM. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
The iPad 9.7-inch costs a lot more than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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