Microsoft Surface Pro 2 (Intel 4th Gen) vs iPad 2 (A5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 2 (Intel 4th Gen) $800
iPad 2 (A5) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$800
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Core i5-4200U
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
HD 4400 1000MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
4GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Core i5-4200U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 740
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GB6M 1,415
5%
N/A
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HD 4400 1000MHz
160 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.32 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
512MB
LPDDR2-800
8 Tabs
2%
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0%
64GB
16GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
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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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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0.7MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/8.7" Sensor Size
1.75 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
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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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM6600
3G
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps 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 2.1
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
48W
12.00V
3.60A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect 5-Pin
USB-A
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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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42Wh
5676mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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25Wh
6579mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 5 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
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
241.2 mm (9.5 in)
Width
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
8.8 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
900 g (31.75 oz)
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601 g (21.2 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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