Microsoft Surface or IPad

Microsoft Surface is the first commercially available surface computing platform from Microsoft Corporation.

It turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. In essence, it’s a surface that comes to life for exploring, learning, sharing, creating, buying and much more. In restaurants, hotels, retail and public entertainment venues, this experience will transform the way people shop, dine, entertain and live.

Microsoft Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that’s easy for individuals or small groups to interact with in a way that feels familiar, just like in the real world. Microsoft Surface can simultaneously recognize dozens and dozens of movements such as touch and gestures and can recognize unique objects that have identification tags (similar to bar codes).

Microsoft also provides a portfolio of basic Microsoft Surface applications, including Concierge, Photos, and Music. You can customize these applications to provide customers with unique experiences.

Surface computing breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology, changing the way people interact with all kinds of everyday content, from photos to maps to menus. The intuitive user interface works without a traditional mouse or keyboard, allowing people to interact with content and information by using their hands and natural movements. Users are able to access information either on their own or collaboratively with their friends and families, unlike any experience available today. Surface computing features four key attributes:
The software giant made its presence felt for the past three decades, crafting ingenious software for computing, but this was the first tablet that it has ever built.

Here are the hardware specifications of the two tablets -

Surface for Windows RT

•     OS: Windows RT
•     Weight: 676g
•     Depth: 9.3 mm
•     Display: 10.6-inch ClearType HD Display
•     Energized: 31.5 W-h
•     Connectivity: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae
•     Productive: Office ‘15’ Apps, Touch Cover, Type Cover
•     Practical: VaporMg Case and Stand
•     Configurable: 32GB, 64GB

Surface for Windows 8 Pro

•     OS: Windows 8 Pro
•     Weight: 903g
•     Depth: 13.5 mm
•     Display: 10.6-inch ClearType Full HD Display
•     Energized: 42 W-h
•     Connected: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae
•     Productive: Touch Cover, Type Cover, Pen with Palm Block
•     Practical: VaporMg Case and Stand
•     Configurable: 64GB, 128GB

Microsoft was a late entrant into the mobile world that had just two powerful entities – Apple and Android. Microsoft’s initial smartphones didn’t get much love and the company had begun to lose ground in the mobile terrain. The company bounced back with the tiled Windows Phone UI, and then made the big announcement of Windows 8, which would offer seamless experience for various platforms, like smartphones, tablets and desktops.