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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 11 |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, getting a 72.3 score against 64.8. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 operating system. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a thinner and extremely lighter device than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a little bit worse 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution, a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen and a bit smaller display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a back camera with more megapixels. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a superior battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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