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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has an overall score of 72.3, which is way better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's score of 58.7. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows OS. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s body is noticeably thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a better screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a little bit smaller display, a little lower resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a just a bit worse number of pixels per inch in the screen. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have a 8 GB RAM memory, the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) also has a greater number of cores.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) count with incredibly similar storage for applications and games, both have equal 128 GB internal memory. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) captures greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a higher resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro one.
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