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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 4.29 |
| 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
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is much better than Microsoft Surface RT, having a general score of 72.3 against 58.4. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a incredibly thinner and much lighter tablet device than the Microsoft Surface RT. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT operating system.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a bit bigger screen, a way greater pixels density and a way better 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface RT counts with a much better performing processing unit than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) takes much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Microsoft Surface RT and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) have very similar batteries.
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