Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface

Announced On:October, 2012

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Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Microsoft Surface	Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Price
EUR: €260	EUR: €700
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm (10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)	247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
680.4 g (1.50 lb)	462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
Built-in kickstand	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Dark Titanium	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
	A2899, A2900

Type
Display
TFT ClearType technology	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
10.6 inches, 309.7 cm² (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)	11.0 inches, 357.6 cm² (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1366 x 768 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~148 ppi density)	1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 5 fingers
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
No cellular connectivity	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2899
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2899, A2900

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 64GB ROM, 2GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No

GPRS
Connectivity
No
EDGE
No
Speed
	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
USB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
No
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
1.2 MP	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging	HDR
Video
720p	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Video: 720p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Microsoft Windows RT	iPadOS 17.4
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Nvidia Tegra 3 T30	Apple M2
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
ULP GeForce	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
No	eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion battery, non-removable (31.5 Wh)	Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Standby
Up to 360 h
Talk Time
Up to 8 h

Features
Additional Features
Photo viewer/editor Microsoft Office 2013 RT

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