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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2024-05-07 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| 266 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is way better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a score of 71.3 against 58.7. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a much lighter and extremely thinner tablet device than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) have quite similar screens, because although the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a little bit worse pixel amount per inch of display, and they both have a same size display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have a 8 GB RAM, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) also has more processing cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro have incredibly similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a back facing camera with a higher resolution. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery performance in Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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