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Apple iPad 3
16 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 68.2 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Windows 10 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 355.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 has a general score of 68.2, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go's global score of 66.5. Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, it must be told that it's also a incredibly older, notably heavier and thicker tablet. Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 operating system.
The iPad 3 counts with a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1536 x 2048. Microsoft Surface Go has a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also has a greater amount of RAM.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a lot less mega pixels back camera. Microsoft Surface Go counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
IPad 3 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad 3 is also the cheapest one.
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