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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows RT |
| 2025-03-04 | 2012-06-18 |
| -- | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.6 inches |
| -- | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 148 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 4.29 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 score. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a way better looking display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. The Microsoft Surface RT has a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 video definition. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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