Compare Surface Pro 8 vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Surface Pro 8
Variants
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
USB-C, Magnetic connector
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
51.5 Wh
28.6 Wh
51.5 Wh
Camera | Front
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
7MP f/2.0
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
Camera | Rear
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
12MP f/1.8
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
Colors
Graphite, Platinum
Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Graphite, Platinum
Material
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual microphones
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Speakers
2W stereo speakers
Quad
2W stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
208 mm / 8.2 inch
6.1 mm
208 mm / 8.2 inch
Size | Height
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
247.6 mm
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
Size | Width
287 mm / 11.3 inch
178.5 mm
287 mm / 11.3 inch
Weight
891 g / 1.96 lbs
891 g / 1.96 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
Display Diagonal
13 inch
10.9 inch
13 inch
Display Type
PixelSense IPS
PixelSense IPS
Pixel Density
267 ppi
264 ppi
267 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
2880 x 1920
2360 x 1640
2880 x 1920
Function
GPS
Yes
Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
IPadOS 14
Windows 11 Home
Operating Temperature
0-35 C
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
A14 Bionic chip w/ Neural Engine
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
SIM
Nano SIM
Nano
Nano SIM
Security
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multitouch
10-point multitouch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
10 h
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Memory | Capacity
8, 16, or 32 GB
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
20 W
Storage
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
64 or 256 GB
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
Production
Accessory
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Availability
2020-10-23
Debut
2021-09
2020-09-15
2021-09
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