Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen) vs iPad Air 2 (A8X)

Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen)
iPad Air 2 (A8X)
Base Price
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CPU
Core i5-3317U
CPU
A8X
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
GPU
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
Memory
4GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
Core i5-3317U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
A8X
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 400
11%
GB6M 810
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GB6S 445
12%
GB6M 895
4%
HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
1050MHz
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
Shared Memory
450MHz
N/A
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FP32 0.27 TFLOPS
1%
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FP32 0.23 TFLOPS
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4GB
DDR3L-1600
2GB
LPDDR3-1600
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
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
2048x1536
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
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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Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 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
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.90 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 120 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p 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
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X5
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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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
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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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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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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27.6Wh
7340mAh
3.76V
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 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
240 mm (9.4 in)
Width
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
910 g (32.1 oz)
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Weight
437 g (15.41 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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