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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2020-10-16 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 4.29 | 9.9 |
| 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 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has a general score of 71.7, which is much better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 global score. The iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS. IPad Air (2020)'s design is way newer, noticeably lighter and noticeably thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a quite superior processing power than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air (2020) counts with a sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a quite bigger display, a much greater number of pixels per screen inch and a lot better resolution of 1640 x 2360.
The Microsoft Surface RT and the iPad Air (2020) feature really similar memory capacity to install applications and games, and although the iPad Air (2020) has no slot for external memory cards, they both have equal internal memory capacity. The iPad Air (2020) shoots way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a camera with a way higher resolution and a lot higher video quality.
Microsoft Surface RT and Apple iPad Air (2020) both have similar battery durations.
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Microsoft Surface RT. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy Microsoft Surface RT, giving up a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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