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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 11 |
| 2025-03-12 | -- |
| -- | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Graphite and Platinum |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| -- | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 266 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8's 64.8 general score. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a much thinner and notably lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a lot better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). Both of them have a same size display. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a back facing camera with more mega-pixels. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a 57 percent greater battery size.
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