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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-03-27 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| 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 (2018) is way better than the Microsoft Surface RT, getting a 77 score against 58.4. IPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s design is extremely newer, incredibly thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way higher amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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