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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.55 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 7.6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a score of 63.4, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. The Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a much better performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cores.
The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with an incredibly better screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a much better memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a lot more MP back camera. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a battery life that's very similar to the Microsoft Surface 2 one.
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