iPad Air 5 (M1) vs Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake)

iPad Air 5 (M1) $599
Surface Go 2 (Amber Lake) $500
Base Price
$599
Base Price
$500
CPU
M1 8C8G-FL
CPU
Pentium Gold 4425Y
GPU
8-Core M1-FL
GPU
UHD 615 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360x1640 Touch
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
M1 8C8G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Pentium Gold 4425Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,380
63%
GB6M 7,935
33%
GB6S 425
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GB6M 850
4%
8-Core M1-FL
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
UHD 615 850MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
1080p 21 FPS
18%
FP32 2.62 TFLOPS
5%
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
64GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.9"
LCD IPS
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2360x1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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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5x Digital Zoom-In
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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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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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
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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Location
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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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
28.6Wh
7606mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
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24Wh
3133mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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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
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
461 g (16.26 oz)
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Weight
544 g (19.19 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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