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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 11 | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2024-05-07 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.43 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 13 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| 266 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 (6th Gen) is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, getting a global score of 71.3 against 64.8. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a a lot thinner and extremely lighter device than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 2880 resolution, and they both have a screen with the same size, the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 also counts with a quite higher screen pixels density. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a much faster CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera in the back with more mega-pixels. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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