iPad Air 13" (M2) vs Surface Pro 11 (X Elite)

iPad Air 13" (M2) $799
Surface Pro 11 (X Elite) $1,000
Base Price
$799
Base Price
$1,000
CPU
M2 8C10G-FL
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12.9" LCD IPS 2732x2048 Touch
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
M2 8C10G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
GB6S 2,500
62%
GB6M 9,525
36%
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
Shared Memory
1250MHz
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
256GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.9"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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600 Nits
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60Hz
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120Hz
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2732x2048
5.6 Million Pixels
264 PPI
2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,800:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 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
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 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
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
118˚ 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
4K 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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Autofocus
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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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Slow Motion
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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
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2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X75
5G mmWave
Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 10000Mbps Download
Up to 3500Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.4
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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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
39W
15.00V
2.60A
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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53Wh
6992mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 14 Hours
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iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, 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
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208.6 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
617 g (21.76 oz)
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Weight
895 g (31.57 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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