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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-05-01 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a score of 72.3, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 general score. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a notably thinner and a lot lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface 3. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a better display than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a bit greater number of pixels per screen inch, a little bit bigger display and a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px.
Microsoft Surface 3 features a lot better processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much better resolution back facing camera.
Microsoft Surface 3's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface 3's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery life in Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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