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

Availability

Officially announced
	May 07, 2024

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

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 84.28% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 81.48% screen-to-body
Type
120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI	2360x1640px, 261 PPI
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	Octa-core
GPU
Intel Iris Xe Graphics	10-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 16GB/128GB 32GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Windows (11)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
6200 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
10 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
5 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 32GB RAM

Memory	32GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With Intel Core i7 11th Gen processor

System chip	Intel Core i7 1185G7 (10 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 4800 MHz

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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