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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2025-03-12 |
| 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) is better than the Microsoft Surface RT, getting a global score of 69.6 against 58.4. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT operating system. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a way newer tablet device, and it's also lighter and much thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT.
Microsoft Surface RT counts with a way better processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 4 less cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. The Microsoft Surface RT features a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way better resolution camera and a much better video quality.
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