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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2013-09-23 |
| -- | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.6 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 208 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than the Microsoft Surface 2, getting a 70.4 score against 63.4. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is noticeably newer, a little bit lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a much faster processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores and 6 GB less RAM memory. Microsoft Surface 2 has a lot better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
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