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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2024-05-07 | 2013-09-23 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 10 | 5.9 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a 71.3 score against 63.4. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) body is noticeably newer, just a bit lighter and noticeably thinner than the Microsoft Surface 2. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display, a way worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface 2 features a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has less cpu cores and 6 GB less RAM memory. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) captures greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way better resolution camera in the back.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a battery performance that's just as good as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) one.
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