Compare Apple iPad Air (2020) vs ThinkPad X12 Detachable vs Surface Go 3
Variants
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
4K
WUXGA Non-touch
WUXGA Touch
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C, Magnetic connector
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 1x Audio combo
1x USB-C + 1x microSD + 1x 3.5mm Audio jack + 1x Surface Connect port
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, LTE 4G CAT9
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
28.6 Wh
28 Wh
Camera | Front
7MP f/2.0
5MP front-facing Hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
5.0MP
Camera | Rear
12MP f/1.8
8MP
8.0MP
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Black
Platinum
Form Factor
Tablet / convertible laptop computer
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Material
Magnesium body + Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Microphone
Dual microphones
Dual array microphones
Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
Quad
Stereo speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
6.1 mm
203.5 mm / 8.01 inch
Size | Height
247.6 mm
8.8 mm / 0.35 inch | 14.5 mm / 0.57 inch w/ Keyboard
8.3 mm / 0.33"
Size | Length
245 mm / 9.65"
Size | Width
178.5 mm
283.3 mm / 11.15 inch
175 mm / 6.9"
Weight
760 g / 1.67 lbs | 1.1 kg / 2.42 lbs w/ Keyboard
544 g / 1.2 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
10.9 inch
12.3 inch
10.5"
Display Type
IPS, covered by Gorilla Glass 5
IPS, PixelSense Display
Pixel Density
264 ppi
220 ppi
Resolution
2360 x 1640
FHD+
FHD+, 1920 x 1280
Function
Audio
Dolby Premium App
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
GPS
Yes
Graphics
Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
IPadOS 14
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 11
Operating Temperature
0-35 C
Processor
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
Up to 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro Quad Core processor
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y or 10th-gen Intel Core i3-10100Y
SIM
Nano
Nano SIM
Security
Intel vPro Platform, Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR camera with webcam privacy shutter, dTPM 2.0 chip
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Touch Screen
Yes
10-point multi-touch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording
FHD
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Performance
Battery Life
10 h
Up to 9.98 hours
Up to 11 hours
Durability
MIL-SPEC 810G
Memory | Capacity
Up to 16 GB
4 or 8 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x 4266MHz
LPDDR3
Power Supply
20 W
Type-C 65W
24 W
Storage
64 or 256 GB
Up to 1TB NVMe SSD
64 GB eMMC or 128 GB SSD
Production
Accessory
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Digitizer: Lenovo Precision Pen, Lenovo Digital Pen
Keyboard: Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130)
Availability
2020-10-23
2021-01
Debut
2020-09-15
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
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