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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2022-10-26 | 2014-05-20 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 10.17 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad (2022) is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, with a 74.7 score against 72.2. Apple iPad (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The Apple iPad (2022) is a way newer portable tablet, and it's also much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The iPad (2022) counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has 4 more cores and a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPad (2022) has a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Apple iPad (2022) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a much more MP camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad (2022), because it has more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Apple iPad (2022) have quite similar battery durations.
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