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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 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 (M2, 2024) is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a global score of 71.3 against 58.7. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner tablet device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have a 8 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) also has 7 more processing cores. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) feature really similar screens, because although the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a bit worse pixel number in each inch of display, and they both have a screen of the same size, it also counts with a bit higher 2048 x 2732 resolution.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro both count with really similar storage capacity to store more games and applications, they have exactly the same internal storage. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro count with incredibly similar batteries. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a more megapixels back camera.
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