Compare Apple iPad 10.2 (9th) vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Surface Pro 8

Variants
WiFi
WiFi + cellular
WiFi
WiFi + LTE

Connectivity

Ports
Lightning connector, Smart Connector, 3.5 mm headphone jack
USB-C, Magnetic connector
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 4.2 + optional LTE
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
32.4 Wh
28.6 Wh
51.5 Wh
Camera | Front
12MP, f/2.4
7MP f/2.0
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera | Rear
8MP, f/2.4, 5x digital zoom
12MP f/1.8
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Graphite, Platinum
Material
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual microphones
Dual microphones
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Quad
2W stereo speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
7.5 mm / 0.29"
6.1 mm
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
250.6 mm / 9.8"
247.6 mm
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
Size | Width
174.1 mm / 6.8"
178.5 mm
287 mm / 11.3 inch
Weight
891 g / 1.96 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
500 nits
Display Diagonal
10.2 inch
10.9 inch
13 inch
Display Type
IPS
PixelSense IPS
Pixel Density
264 ppi
264 ppi
267 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
2160 x 1620
2360 x 1640
2880 x 1920

Function

GPS
Cellular model only
Yes
Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Operating System
iPadOS 15
IPadOS 14
Windows 11 Home
Operating Temperature
0-35 °C
0-35 C
Processor
A13 Bionic chip, 64 bit
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
SIM
Nano SIM / eSIM, LTE
Nano
Nano SIM
Security
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
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multitouch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording
FHD 30 fps, 720p 120 fps
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Voice Assistance
Siri

Performance

Battery Life
10 h
10 h
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Memory | Capacity
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
20 W
Storage
64 or 256 GB
64 or 256 GB
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD

Production

Accessory
Supports Apple Pencil (1st gen)
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Availability
2021-09-24
2020-10-23
Debut
2021-09-14
2020-09-15
2021-09

Price

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