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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 just a bit better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s general score of 62.5. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 operating system, while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Microsoft Surface 2 features a much powerful processing unit than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more cpu cores.
The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a much sharper display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a way bigger memory for apps and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) takes greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a much more megapixels back camera. The Microsoft Surface 2 and the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) both have quite similar battery durations.
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