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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| -- | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| -- | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 266 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a score of 70.4 against 58.7. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows OS. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a extremely lighter and thinner portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both have a same size display. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's memory to install applications and games is just as good as Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has 7 more cores. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a more MP back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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