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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 8 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 509.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.06 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro, having a 72.3 score against 63.2. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro operating system. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s body is much lighter and incredibly thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a higher display density, a better resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a quite bigger display. Microsoft Surface Pro's storage capacity to install games and applications is very similar to iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Pro has a really superior processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 6 less cores (but faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back camera with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a battery duration that's very similar to iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery lifetime.
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