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| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-10-23 | 2025-03-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 27.94 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Matte Black and Platinum | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.4 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, with a 70.4 score against 66.9. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with Windows 10 operating system. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also much lighter and way thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a lot better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 features a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser CPU cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) count with quite similar storage capacity to install games and applications, they have exactly the same internal memory. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
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