Compare Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Surface Go 3 vs Surface Pro 8
Variants
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C, Magnetic connector
1x USB-C + 1x microSD + 1x 3.5mm Audio jack + 1x Surface Connect port
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
28.6 Wh
28 Wh
51.5 Wh
Camera | Front
7MP f/2.0
5.0MP
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera | Rear
12MP f/1.8
8.0MP
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Colors
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Platinum
Graphite, Platinum
Form Factor
Tablet with full-friction multi-position hinge to 165 degrees and kickstand
Material
Magnesium body + Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual microphones
Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
Quad
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
2W stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
6.1 mm
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
247.6 mm
8.3 mm / 0.33"
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
Size | Length
245 mm / 9.65"
Size | Width
178.5 mm
175 mm / 6.9"
287 mm / 11.3 inch
Weight
544 g / 1.2 lbs
891 g / 1.96 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
10.9 inch
10.5"
13 inch
Display Type
IPS, PixelSense Display
PixelSense IPS
Pixel Density
264 ppi
220 ppi
267 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
2360 x 1640
FHD+, 1920 x 1280
2880 x 1920
Function
GPS
Yes
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 615
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Operating System
IPadOS 14
Windows 11
Windows 11 Home
Operating Temperature
0-35 C
Processor
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y or 10th-gen Intel Core i3-10100Y
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
SIM
Nano
Nano SIM
Security
Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in, Firmware TPM 2.0
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multi-touch
10-point multitouch
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 11 hours
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Memory | Capacity
4 or 8 GB
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR3
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
20 W
24 W
Storage
64 or 256 GB
64 GB eMMC or 128 GB SSD
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
Production
Accessory
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Keyboard: Surface Go Type Cover (sold separately for $130)
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Availability
2020-10-23
Debut
2020-09-15
2021-09
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