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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 2021-09-24 | 2015-05-01 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a global score of 73.2, which is better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 score. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a noticeably newer tablet, and it is also lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 3. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a better looking display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels and a just a little higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a 64 bits processor. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 3. Both of them have a same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution.
Microsoft Surface 3 has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has more internal memory capacity. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface 3.
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