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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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 13-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with a 70.4 score against 63.4. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is incredibly newer, notably thinner and just a little lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has a much faster processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores. Microsoft Surface 2 features an incredibly better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher (4K) video definition. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
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