iPad 8 (A12, Late 2020) vs Microsoft Surface Pro X (SQ1, Late 2019)

iPad 8 (A12, Late 2020) $329
Microsoft Surface Pro X (SQ1, Late 2019) $900
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
CPU
A12 Bionic
CPU
Microsoft SQ1
GPU
4-Core A12
GPU
Adreno 685
Memory
3GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
128GB
Display
10.2" LCD IPS 2160×1620 Touch
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch
CPU Image
A12 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
CPU Image
Microsoft SQ1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
A12 Bionic vs Microsoft SQ1 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
4-Core A12
256 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Adreno 685
1536 Shaders
590MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
576 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
1.81 TFLOPS FP32
4%
4-Core A12 vs Adreno 685 Full Specs Comparison
3GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4 Tabs
1%
24 Tabs
5%
32GB
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128GB
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.2"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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Area
49.9 in² (322.2 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Area
78 in² (503.2 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
450 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2160×1620
3.5 Million Pixels
265 PPI
Resolution
2880×1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
98% sRGB
71% DCI-P3
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Max FPS
120 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Features
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Autofocus
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
2
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2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7360
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X24
4G
Speed
Up to 450Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 2000Mbps Download
Up to 316Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Location
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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2x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
32.9Wh
8827mAh
3.73V
Lithium-Ion
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38.2Wh
5040mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 15 Hours
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iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
250.6 mm (9.9 in)
Width
174.1 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
490 g (17.28 oz)
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Weight
774 g (27.3 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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