Microsoft Surface Pro 8 vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) - specs comparison

Display Size: 13.0 inches 11.0 inches Resolution: 2880 x 1920 pixels, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI 2360 x 1640 pixels, 261 PPI Technology: IPS LCD Refresh rate: 120Hz Screen-to-body: 84.28 %

Display

Size:

13.0 inches

11.0 inches

Resolution:

2880 x 1920 pixels, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI

2360 x 1640 pixels, 261 PPI

Technology:

IPS LCD

Refresh rate:

120Hz

Screen-to-body:

84.28 %

81.48 %

Peak brightness:

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Features:

HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm)

Apple M2

Processor:

Quad-core, 4200 MHz, 64-bit

Octa-core

GPU:

Intel Iris Xe Graphics

10-core GPU

RAM:

8GB LPDDR4

8GB

Internal storage:

128GB, not expandable

OS:

Windows (11)

iPadOS (15.x)

Device type:

Tablet

Tablet

Design

Dimensions:

11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches (287 x 208 x 9.3 mm)

9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches (247 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm)

Weight:

31.43 oz (891.0 g)

16.26 oz (462.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Aluminum

Back: Aluminum

Biometrics:

2D Face unlock

Fingerprint (touch)

Colors:

Graphite, Platinum

Blue, Purple, Starlight ,Space Gray

Cellular

5G:

n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79

4G (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

4G (TDD):

Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)

3G:

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)

Data Speed:

LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

SIM type:

eSIM

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

5.1

5.3

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax (Wi-Fi 6); MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax (Wi-Fi 6), Wi-Fi 6E; Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

Type-C (reversible)

Type-C (reversible), USB 3.1

Features:

OTG, Video out, Mass storage device

Charging

Location:

GPS, A-GPS

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer

Other:

Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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