Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (X Elite) vs iPad Air 2 (A8X)

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (X Elite) $1,000
iPad Air 2 (A8X) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
A8X
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
Memory
16GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
16GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
A8X
3 Cores
3 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 445
11%
GB6M 895
3%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR GX6850 A8X
256 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.23 TFLOPS
0%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
2GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
16GB
442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
2048x1536
3.1 Million Pixels
264 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.90 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 120 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X75
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X5
4G
Speed
Up to 10000Mbps Download
Up to 3500Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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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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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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53Wh
6992mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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27.6Wh
7340mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 14 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208.6 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
240 mm (9.4 in)
Width
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
895 g (31.57 oz)
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Weight
437 g (15.41 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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