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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2025-03-04 | 2012-06-18 |
| -- | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.6 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 208 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | -- |
| processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 69.6, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro's overall score of 63.2. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is notably newer, a lot thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro counts with Windows 8 Pro operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro has a way better looking display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. Microsoft Surface Pro's storage for games and applications is very similar to the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less processing cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
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