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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has an overall score of 81.5, which is much better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s 72.3 general score. Even being the best in this review, the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 body is thicker and noticeably heavier than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 comes with Windows 10 OS, while iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has iPadOS 15.x OS.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse 1640 x 2360 resolution and a little worse screen density. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery lifetime is just as good as Microsoft Surface Pro 6's battery duration.
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