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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 10 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2019-10-23 |
| -- | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Matte Black and Platinum |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.3 inches |
| -- | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 267 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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) has a general score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7's 66.9 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) construction is way newer, extremely lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 comes with Windows 10 operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 features a very superior processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6 less cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
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