For readers who are considering buying the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 or the iPad Air, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with a 10.6 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The iPad Air comes with a 9.7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with 275 x 173 x 13 mm dimensions and weighs 907 grams. The iPad Air comes with 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm dimensions and weighs 469 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is equipped with a 1.6 GH dual core Intel Core i5 4200U processor and Intel HD Graphics 4400. It is available in 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants.

The iPad Air is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 runs on the Windows 8.1 Pro operating system and has 4 GB of RAM. The iPad Air runs on the iOS 7 operating system and has 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 sports a 1 MP primary camera and also has a front facing camera. The iPad Air sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and the secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with a 42 Wh battery whereas the iPad Air comes with a non-removable 32.4 Wh Li-Po 8,820 battery.

Price in Australia

The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $989.95 and the 128 GB variant is priced at around AU $1,299.95. The iPad Air 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $609.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $719.95, the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $849.95 and the 128 GB variant is priced at around AU $969.95 in Australia.

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