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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2022-03-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) has a global score of 81.4, which is way better than the Microsoft Surface 2's overall score of 63.4. IPad Air (2022)'s design is notably newer, a lot thinner and incredibly lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. IPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with a superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The iPad Air (2022) features a little bit better display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a better resolution of 1640 x 2360, a better display pixels density and a little bit bigger display.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution. Apple iPad Air (2022) and Microsoft Surface 2 feature extremely similar memory capacity to install applications and games, and although the Apple iPad Air (2022) has no slot for an external memory card, they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air (2022)'s battery life is just as good as the Microsoft Surface 2 one.
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