Microsoft Surface RT (Tegra 3) vs iPad (A4)

Microsoft Surface RT (Tegra 3) $500
iPad (A4) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Tegra 3
CPU
A4 (iPad)
GPU
Tegra 3
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A4
Memory
2GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
32GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1366x768 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Tegra 3
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
A4 (iPad)
1 Core
1 Thread
1GHz Clock
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Tegra 3
8 Shaders
520MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A4
4 Shaders
250MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
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0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
0%
2GB
LPDDR2-1066
256MB
LPDDR-400
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
32GB
16GB
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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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1366x768
1 Million Pixels
148 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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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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720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
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
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
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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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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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24.8Wh
6613mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 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
9.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Width
189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Depth
13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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Weight
680 g (23.99 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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