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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | -- |
| 32.00 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple M3 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | 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 better than Microsoft Surface Pro, with a score of 69.6 against 63.2. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is way newer, noticeably lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro OS.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. Microsoft Surface Pro and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) feature quite similar memory capacity to install games and applications, and although the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has no slot for external memory cards, they both have equal internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro has a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 6 lesser processing cores (although faster) and 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way higher (4K) video definition.
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