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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 13 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| 148 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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 (M2, 2024) has a score of 71.3, which is much better than Microsoft Surface RT's score of 58.4. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) design is extremely thinner and a little bit lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS.
The Microsoft Surface RT counts with a way better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has 4 less CPU cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way greater display pixel density, a way higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a bigger screen.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way higher resolution camera. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024)'s battery lifetime is just as good as the Microsoft Surface RT one.
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