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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-10-16 | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 27.94 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has an overall score of 81.5, which is much better than the Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 overall score. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 works with Windows 10 OS, while Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a much better resolution camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 872 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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