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M2 MacBook Air vs. Surface Pro 9 5G: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between M2 MacBook Air and Surface Pro 9 5G, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than Surface Pro 9 5G.

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Air has a 85% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Microsoft SQ3 inside Surface Pro 9 5G.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Surface Pro 9 5G - Microsoft SQ3

4,760

M2 MacBook Air supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It supports up to 24GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Max system memory size

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Surface Pro 9 5G

16 GB

M2 MacBook Air has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It has two versus one commonly used port and slot on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Ports	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
headphone jack	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes

Surface Pro 9 5G Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 9 5G is better than M2 MacBook Air.

Surface Pro 9 5G comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Surface Pro 9 5G weighed 1.95 pounds, 28% lighter than the 2.7 pounds M2 MacBook Air.

Weight	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Pound	2.7 lbs.	1.95 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	0.88 kg

Surface Pro 9 5G has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Air. It has six versus four amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
headphone jack	Yes	No
MagSafe 3	Yes	No
nanoSIM card slot	No	Yes
SSD slot	No	Yes
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Surface Type Cover	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
Total	4	6

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $825.00 $869.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	2023 Apple MacBook Air with Apple M2 chip (15.3-inch , 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed) By Apple $899.00 $949.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i7 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Graphite Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $1,149.99 $1,599.99 28% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD Platinum By Microsoft $924.99 $1,299.00 29% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Copilot, Graphite (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.99 $749.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Released	2022	2022
Release Date	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	Starting at $2,999.99
Applicable Models	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip	Surface Pro 9 with 5G Surface Pro 9 SQ® 3
Generations	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013	2022 Surface Pro 9 5G 2022 Surface Pro 9 2021 Surface Pro 8 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus 2019 Surface Pro 7 2018 Surface Pro 6 2017 Surface Pro 5 2015 Surface Pro 4 2014 Surface Pro 3 2013 Surface Pro 2 2012 Surface Pro 1

Exterior	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Dimensions	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 208 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)	1.95 lb (883 g)
Colors	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Not included. Compatible with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard Type Cover Features: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

Display	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Size	13.6 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology	13” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2880 x 1920 5.53M Pixels. Density: 267 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1200:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 5 nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color

Ports	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Type Cover Under Kickstand (2) 1 x nanoSIM card slot 1 x SSD slot M.2 2230 NVMe slot

Internal Specs	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Processor	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A,
Memory	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.	8GB 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	Passive	-

Connectivity	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Wireless WAN	-	Location: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and Beidou Support NanoSIM and eSIM support Supports 5G

Battery	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Size	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-60% in about one hour)

Software

M2 MacBook Air

Surface Pro 9 5G

Shipped with macOS Monterey

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home on ARM

Business models

Windows 11 Pro on ARM

Built-in Apps

Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Preloaded Xbox app
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one-month trial

Camera & Audio	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Camera	1080p FaceTime HD camera. Advanced image signal processor with computational video.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio	Four-speaker sound system Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers

Misc	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
Inking	-	Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2 Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)	Surface Pro 9 SQ3 with 5G Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM Card access tool
Warranty	One-year limited warranty.	1-year limited hardware warranty
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	M2 MacBook Air	Surface Pro 9 5G
At Glance	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Released in Late 2022 3:2 2.8K 13” 1920p 60~120Hz Weight 1.95 lb 0.88 kg Powered By Microsoft SQ3 8C/8T, 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 978 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,760 Multi-Core With integrated Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A Configurable up to 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X Starting at $1,299.99 i5, 8GB, 128GB, Win 11 Home for ARM Up to 19 hours Battery life for typical device usage.