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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 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 |
| 4.29 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 overall score. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a newer tablet, and it is also notably lighter and incredibly thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
The Microsoft Surface RT features an extremely better processor than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser CPU cores (although faster) and 6 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Microsoft Surface RT features a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot better video definition and a lot better resolution camera.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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