iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015)

iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024) $599
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015) $900
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
CPU
M2 (8C9G-FL)
CPU
Core m3-6Y30
GPU
9-Core M2-FL
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360×1640 Touch
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736×1824 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.33x faster vs Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015)
  • 70% slower vs iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024)
iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024) - GB6S 2,500
x3.33
Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015) - GB6S 750
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 7.33x faster vs Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015)
  • 86% slower vs iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024)
iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024) - GB6M 9,525
x7.33
Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015) - GB6M 1,300
x1

FP32

  • 9.88x faster vs Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015)
  • 90% slower vs iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024)
iPad Air 11" Gen 1 (M2, Mid 2024) - 3.22 TFLOPS FP32
x9.88
Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015) - 326 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
M2 (8C9G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core m3-6Y30
2 Cores
4 Threads
900MHz Clock
M2 (8C9G-FL) vs Core m3-6Y30 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
9-Core M2-FL
1152 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
25 FPS 1080p
21%
3.22 TFLOPS FP32
6%
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
9-Core M2-FL vs HD 515 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
128GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
10.9"
LCD IPS
12.3"
LCD IPS
10.9"
12.3"
Area
55.7 in² (359.2 cm²)
23:16 Aspect Ratio
Area
69.8 in² (450.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
450 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
2360×1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
Resolution
2736×1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
2360×1640
2736×1824
LED Backlight
1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
99% sRGB
97% DCI-P3
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
2360×1640
2736×1824
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
-
Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
-
Max Front FPS
60 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Features
Autofocus
Center Stage
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Features
Autofocus
-
-
Video Stabilization
-
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
-
-
-
-
-
Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
-
Location
iBeacon
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x micro SDXC Card
External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
24W
15.00V
1.60A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
-
-
-
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
Surface Connect
-
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
28.9Wh
7715mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
38.2Wh
5093mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
8.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.500 L
Weight
462 g (16.3 oz)
Weight
786 g (27.73 oz)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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