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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface 3, having a 72.3 score against 66.3. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) body is noticeably thinner and incredibly lighter than the Microsoft Surface 3. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px, a bit larger screen and a just a little greater pixel number in each inch in the screen.
Microsoft Surface 3 has a much better processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and lesser RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface 3 and the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) have similar storage to store more games and applications, both have the same internal storage.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a way better 12 MP resolution back camera. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery life is very similar to the Microsoft Surface 3 one.
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