Compare Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Apple iPad 8 vs Microsoft Surface Go 2
Variants
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
WiFi
WiFi + cellular
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C, Magnetic connector
Lightning connector, Smart Connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack
USB-C + microSD + 3.5mm Audio jack
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 4.2
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, LTE Advanced 3 (optional)
Construction
Battery | Capacity
28.6 Wh
32.4 Wh
Camera | Front
7MP f/2.0
1.2MP f/2.4
5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD Skype HD video
Camera | Rear
12MP f/1.8
8MP f/2.4
8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Silver, Space Gray, Gold
Silver
Form Factor
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Material
Magnesium body
Microphone
Dual microphones
Dual microphones
Speakers
Quad
Stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio Premium
Dimensions
Size | Depth
6.1 mm
7.5 mm
Size | Height
247.6 mm
250.6 mm
8.3 mm
Size | Length
245 mm
Size | Width
178.5 mm
174.1 mm
175 mm
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
10.9 inch
10.2 inch
10.5 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS, PixelSense Display w/ Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Pixel Density
264 ppi
264 ppi
220 ppi
Resolution
2360 x 1640
2160 x 1620
FHD+, 1920 x 1280
Function
GPS
Yes
Cellular model only
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Operating System
IPadOS 14
IPadOS 14
Windows 10
Operating Temperature
0-35 C
0-35 C
Processor
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
A12 Bionic chip, Neural Engine
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y or 8th-gen Intel Core m3
SIM
Nano
Nano SIM, LTE
Security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Touch Screen
10-point multi-touch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60p
720p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60p, FHD 240p
FHD 30 fps, 720p 120 fps
Performance
Battery Life
10 h
10 h
Up to 10 h
Memory | Capacity
4 or 8 GB
Power Supply
20 W
24 W
Storage
64 or 256 GB
32 or 128 GB
64 GB eMMC, 128 GB SSD
Production
Accessory
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Apple Pencil (1st gen)
[Keyboard] Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130), [Digitizer] Surface Pen (sold separately for $100), Surface Slim Pen (sold separately for $145)
Availability
2020-10-23
2020-09-18
Debut
2020-09-15
2020-09-15
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