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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 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 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 iPad 3 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Go, with a 71.1 score against 66.5. Even though the iPad 3 is a better tablet than the Microsoft Surface Go, we must tell that it's also a noticeably older, thicker and noticeably heavier tablet. The iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 OS, while Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a bit better CPU than iPad 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also has more RAM. Apple iPad 3 counts with a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
IPad 3 features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a back camera with a much worse 5 mega pixels resolution and a lower (Full HD) video quality. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than iPad 3, because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad 3 counts with a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, Apple iPad 3 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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