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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 292.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 0.77 |
| 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 and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 71.3, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2's 65.1 score. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a notably thinner and a lot lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 works with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a little smaller screen, a way worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 6 less CPU cores (but faster), they both have 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because it has 512 GB internal storage. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2's battery duration is very similar to the battery life in iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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