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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2013-09-23 |
| -- | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 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 A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.9 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 2 has a score of 63.4, which is a little bit better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s overall score of 62.5. Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Microsoft Surface 2 features a much more vibrant display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. The Microsoft Surface 2 has a lot better performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Microsoft Surface 2 has a battery performance that is very similar to the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one.
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