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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU 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 | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a general score of 72.3 against 58.7. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows operating system. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a lighter and thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features just a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) also has a larger number of MHz cores. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much better display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a quite lower 1640 x 2360px resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a better 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has as much storage for games and applications as iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) feature incredibly similar batteries.
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