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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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) has a general score of 69.6, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface 2's overall score of 63.4. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a incredibly newer device, and it is also noticeably thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a really superior performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM. The Microsoft Surface 2 has an incredibly better display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way higher 12 MP resolution back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
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