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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-10-16 | 2022-03-18 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 267 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is slightly better than the iPad Air (2022), getting a global score of 81.5 against 81.4. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a much older, a lot heavier and notably thicker tablet than the iPad Air (2022). The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with Windows 10 OS, and iPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
IPad Air (2022) has a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, although it has a bit lower number of pixels per inch in the display, a quite lower resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and a little smaller display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2022), because it has 1000 GB internal storage.
IPad Air (2022) counts with a superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air (2022) captures much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The iPad Air (2022) has a battery performance that is very similar to the battery lifetime in Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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