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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-04 | 2015-05-01 |
| -- | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 214 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has a global score of 66.3, which is a bit better than the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s overall score of 62.5. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a much better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller screen. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a much better performance than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
The Microsoft Surface 3's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
Microsoft Surface 3's battery performance is very similar to the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one.
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