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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 208 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple M2 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | 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) has a global score of 71.3, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro's 63.2 global score. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro operating system. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a thinner and a lot lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a little bit inferior pixel number in each inch in the display, a much lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little bit smaller screen. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a much greater processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has as much storage capacity to store more games and applications as the Microsoft Surface Pro one, and although the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has no external memory card slot, they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a battery performance that is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro one.
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