iPad Air 13" (M2) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen)

iPad Air 13" (M2) $799
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen) $800
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$800
CPU
M2 (8C10G-FL)
CPU
Core m3-7Y30
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
12.9" LCD IPS 2732x2048 Touch
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736x1824 Touch
M2 (8C10G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
Core m3-7Y30
2 Cores
4 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,500
62%
GB6M 9,525
36%
GB6S 600
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GB6M 1,200
4%
10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
1398MHz
Shared Memory
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
1080p 5 FPS
4%
FP32 0.35 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
128GB
128GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.9"
LCD IPS
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12.3"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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450 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2732x2048
5.6 Million Pixels
264 PPI
2736x1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,800:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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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
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Zoom
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Zoom
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Center Stage
HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
24W
15.00V
1.60A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
36.6Wh
9757mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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45Wh
5945mAh
7.57V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 13.5 Hours
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iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
280.6 mm (11 in)
Width
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.400 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
617 g (21.76 oz)
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Weight
784 g (27.65 oz)
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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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