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Microsoft Surface RT
64 GBApple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 123.00 | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 7.92 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is much better than Microsoft Surface RT, getting a 77.9 score against 58.4. IPad Air's design is newer, somewhat thinner and notably lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. The iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT OS. The iPad Air features a little better performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a much better graphics processing unit running at 600 megahertz and a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPad Air has a much more vibrant display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and way more pixels per inch in the screen. IPad Air counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air features a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT. Apple iPad Air features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Apple iPad Air also has a camera with a lot higher resolution.
The iPad Air costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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