iPad Air 4 (A14) vs Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen)

iPad Air 4 (A14) $599
Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen) $900
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
CPU
A14 Bionic (iPad)
CPU
Core i5-3317U
GPU
4-Core A14+
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360x1640 Touch
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 Touch
A14 Bionic (iPad)
6 Cores
6 Threads
3GHz Clock
Core i5-3317U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,075
51%
GB6M 5,055
19%
GB6S 400
10%
GB6M 810
3%
4-Core A14+
256 Shaders
2000MHz
Shared Memory
HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.02 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.27 TFLOPS
1%
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
DDR3L-1600
8 Tabs
2%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
64GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.9"
LCD IPS
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2360x1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7480
4G
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 600Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
48W
12.00V
3.60A
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 5-Pin
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
28.6Wh
7606mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
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42Wh
5676mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
13 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
458 g (16.16 oz)
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910 g (32.1 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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