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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-08-02 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 18.41 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface Go, getting a overall score of 69.6 against 66.5. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) body is much newer, much thinner and lighter than the Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a really superior processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount. Microsoft Surface Go counts with an incredibly better screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s storage for games and applications is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Go one, both have equal internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
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