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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2015-07-15 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.64 | 7.92 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPod touch 6th generation has an overall score of 65.6, which is better than Microsoft Surface RT's score of 58.4. IPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS. The iPod touch 6th generation design is extremely newer, noticeably lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT.
The Microsoft Surface RT has a bit better performance than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a larger number of cores, a greater amount of RAM and a GPU. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation has a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 640 x 1136px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a way greater display density.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPod touch 6th generation also has a camera in the back with way more MP. IPod touch 6th generation features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
Although iPod touch 6th generation is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Microsoft Surface RT. If you prefer to save some money, you can buy Microsoft Surface RT, and give up a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your savings.
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