Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) vs iPad Air 13" (M2)

Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) $1,000
iPad Air 13" (M2) $799
Base Price
$1,000
Base Price
$799
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
M2 8C10G-FL
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
10-Core M2-FL
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
12.9" LCD IPS 2732x2048 Touch
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
M2 8C10G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.49GHz Clock
GB6S 1,865
46%
GB6M 5,680
21%
GB6S 2,500
62%
GB6M 9,525
36%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
Shared Memory
1200MHz
10-Core M2-FL
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
1080p 20 FPS
17%
FP32 1.54 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
128GB
186 min 4K Video
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186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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12.9"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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600 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
2732x2048
5.6 Million Pixels
264 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,800:1 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
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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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ 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 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front 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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Features
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Autofocus
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Video Stabilization
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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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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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Facial
Fingerprint
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2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.3
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
20W
9.00V
2.22A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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36.6Wh
9757mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 15.5 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 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
280.6 mm (11 in)
Width
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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Weight
617 g (21.76 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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