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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2024-05-07 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 208 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2, having a 71.3 score against 63.4. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) design is extremely newer, extremely thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a way better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less CPU cores (but faster). The Microsoft Surface 2 features a little bit better display than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a little smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little lower pixel density.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a battery lifetime that is very similar to Microsoft Surface 2's battery lifetime.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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