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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 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 (M2, 2024) is much better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a 71.3 score against 63.4. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s design is just a bit lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a much powerful processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 4 lesser CPU cores and 6 GB less RAM memory. Microsoft Surface 2 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a quite smaller screen, a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of display and a much lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and the Microsoft Surface 2 both have extremely similar batteries performance.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels.
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