Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface 2 vs Apple iPad Air

Microsoft Surface 2
microsoft surface 2
Apple iPad Air
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Apple
Announced September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Dark Titanium Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm
(10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 675.9 g (23.81.0.32 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce (72 cores) [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps videos [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v3.0, USB Host support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity - -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)