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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than Microsoft Surface 2, with a 70.4 score against 63.4. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) body is much newer, just a bit lighter and notably thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface 2 features a way better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display. Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much greater storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
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