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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT |
| 2022-03-18 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| 264 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is way better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with an 81.4 score against 58.4. The Apple iPad Air (2022) body is newer, noticeably thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x OS, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a much higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a lot greater pixels count per screen inch. The Microsoft Surface RT features as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the iPad Air (2022) one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air (2022) features a superior CPU than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 6 GB more RAM memory. Microsoft Surface RT has a battery performance that's very similar to the iPad Air (2022) one.
IPad Air (2022) takes way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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