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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.46 |
| 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 + 5.00 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 | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a global score of 72.3 against 66.5. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) design is a lot thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface Go. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 6 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), they both have the same RAM amount. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a just a bit greater display density, a better resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a quite larger screen.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) takes way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a back camera with way more mega pixels. Microsoft Surface Go has as much memory to store more games and applications as the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), they have the same internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Go and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) feature quite similar batteries performance.
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