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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 general score. The iPad Air (2019) design is extremely newer, noticeably lighter and a lot thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. IPad Air (2019) counts with a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1668 x 2224 resolution and a much better pixel number per screen inch.
The iPad Air (2019) has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. IPad Air (2019) features a superior CPU than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores, a 64-bits CPU and more RAM.
IPad Air (2019) has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. IPad Air (2019) takes 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 Air (2019) also has a way better resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad Air (2019) is way more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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