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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-06-15 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 23 |
| 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), getting an 82.4 score against 72.3. Despite being the best tablet in our current comparison, Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s design is incredibly heavier and way thicker than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with Windows 10 Pro OS, and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite lower resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels, a quite smaller display and a little worse pixels density. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has less processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a back camera with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much better memory for applications and games than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 1000 GB internal storage.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) and the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) count with quite similar battery durations.
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