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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-08-02 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 13 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| 216 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 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 4.1 | 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 a bit better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a general score of 71.3 against 66.5. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) construction is way newer and a lot thinner, but heavier than the Microsoft Surface Go. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher 2048 x 2732 resolution and a quite higher display density. Microsoft Surface Go has a much greater hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) and Microsoft Surface Go have quite similar storage to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s battery lifetime is just as good as the Microsoft Surface Go one.
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