The Microsoft Surface tablet with Windows RT has a resolution of only 1366 x 768 pixels, much smaller than the 2048 x 1536 that the iPad 3 tablet has. In front of this difference, many people wonder why the Microsoft tablet would be better, and a Microsoft engineer he tried to explain that the screen of this tablet would be better than that of the iPad 3. According to him, the screen of the Surface tablet uses ClearType technology, and this maximizes the resolution perceived by users. He says that the Surface screen reflects less light, and this allows images to be displayed at a higher level of detail, but also with better contrast.
The amount of light in a room and the reflections off the screen have a huge effect on the contrast of the display. In fact, a small amount of reflection can greatly reduce contrast and thus the perceived resolution of the display. With the ClearType Display technology we took a 3 pronged approach to maximize that perceived resolution and optimize for battery life, weight, and thickness. Doing a side by side with the new iPad in a consistently lit room, we have had many people see more detail on the Surface RT than on the Ipad with more resolution.
Although he tried to put this low-resolution screen into perspective, when asked why he chose to use a 1080p resolution in the Pro version of the Surface tablet, since the low-resolution screen is so good, the Microsoft engineer did not have an equally convincing answer. I don't know how much the people from Microsoft have used an iPad 3 tablet, but I assume that all the explanations are made only with the idea of convincing the world that the small resolution of the Surface is better than that of the Retina Display, working on which only die-hard Microsoft fans believe.
Until another tablet has not reached the market, it has not been tested with professional devices and only after the appearance of such tests will we find out how right the Microsoft employees are.
