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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU 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 | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 10 | 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 72.3, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's score of 63.4. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a much lighter and noticeably thinner device than the Microsoft Surface 2.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher pixels density, a quite larger screen and a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Microsoft Surface 2 features a much greater processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has lesser CPU cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) captures greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and the Microsoft Surface 2 count with very similar batteries duration.
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