| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-05-01 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| 263 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3, getting a general score of 71.3 against 66.3. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a just a little bit lighter and extremely thinner device than Microsoft Surface 3. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and Microsoft Surface 3 have similar displays, although the Microsoft Surface 3 has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1280 pixels, a quite worse screen pixel density and a little bit smaller screen.
The Microsoft Surface 3 features a much better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) shoots much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution camera.
The Microsoft Surface 3's storage capacity to store more games and applications is very similar to the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. Microsoft Surface 3's battery life is just as good as the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) one.
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