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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | 10-core GPU 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 | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 10 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a score of 72.3 against 63.4. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a incredibly thinner and a lot lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface 2.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a much more powerful CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less cores (although faster) and less RAM memory. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a little bit bigger display, a higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a much higher resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a battery life that is just as good as Microsoft Surface 2's battery lifetime.
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