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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| 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 Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than Microsoft Surface RT, getting a score of 70.4 against 58.4. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is notably newer, extremely thinner and a bit lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
Microsoft Surface RT counts with a much sharper screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface RT features a much faster processing unit than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a camera with a much higher 12 MP resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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