Microsoft Surface 2 vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2025)

Microsoft Surface 2

Announced On:September, 2013

Apple iPad Air 13 (2025)

Announced On:March, 2025

Microsoft Surface 2 vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2025)

Microsoft Surface 2	Apple iPad Air 13 (2025)

Price
EUR: €330	EUR: €950
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
274.6 x 172.5 x 8.9 mm (10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
675.9 g (1.49 lb)	616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Built-in 2-stage kickstand	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support
Colors
Dark Titanium	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
	A3269, A3271

Type
Display
TFT ClearType technology	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
10.6 inches, 309.8 cm² (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 519.3 cm² (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~208 ppi density)	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 5 fingers
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
No cellular connectivity	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A3269
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A3269, A3271

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 64GB ROM, 2GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No

GPRS
Connectivity
No
EDGE
No
Speed
	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G cellular model only
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
USB 3.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
No
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
LED flash	HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
3.5 MP Video: 1080p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.0, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Microsoft Windows RT	iPadOS 18.3.2
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Nvidia Tegra 4 T40	Apple M3
CPU
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
ULP GeForce (72 cores)	Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
No	(cellular model only)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes via hdmi port

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion, non-removable	Li-Po 9705 mAh (36.59 Wh)

Features
Additional Features
Photo viewer/editor Microsoft Office 2013 RT SkyDrive (200 GB cloud storage) Skype free international calls and Wi-Fi for 1 year

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