Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4, Late 2013) vs iPad 3 (A5X, Early 2012)

Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4, Late 2013) $450
iPad 3 (A5X, Early 2012) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$450
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Tegra 4
CPU
A5X
GPU
Tegra 4
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
Memory
2GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048×1536 Touch
CPU Image
Tegra 4
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
CPU Image
A5X
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
Tegra 4 vs A5X Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Tegra 4
48 Shaders
672MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
64 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
64.51 GFLOPS FP32
0%
N/A
0%
25.6 GFLOPS FP32
0%
Tegra 4 vs PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X Full Specs Comparison
2GB
LPDDR3-1866
1GB
LPDDR2-800
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
32GB
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16GB
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Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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Area
48 in² (309.8 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
45.2 in² (291.4 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
Resolution
2048×1536
3.1 Million Pixels
264 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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
100% sRGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
0.3MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/9" Sensor Size
2.50 µm Pixel Size
63˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Features
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Photo Geotagging
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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1
2
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
Gobi 4000
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 100Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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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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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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1x micro-HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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
24W
12.00V
2.00A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect 5-Pin
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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31.5Wh
4257mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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42.5Wh
11487mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
8.9 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
241 mm (9.5 in)
Width
186 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
9.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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Weight
650 g (22.93 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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