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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 69.6 |
| 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 | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 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 M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2, having a 69.6 score against 63.4. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 OS. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also much thinner and noticeably lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with much more memory capacity for apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface 2 features an extremely better processing unit than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 6 GB less RAM. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way higher video quality and a camera in the back with a much better resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2.
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