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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&TMicrosoft Surface Pro
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2012-03-07 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 5.06 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 has a score of 71.1, which is better than Microsoft Surface Pro's global score of 63.2. The iPad 3 design is incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro, even though both of them were released only a few months apart. The iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a greater hardware performance than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Microsoft Surface Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory and an additional graphics processing unit. The iPad 3 has a much better display than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a much better storage to install applications and games than iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad 3 has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much higher 5 mega-pixels resolution camera and a way higher (Full HD) video definition.
IPad 3 has a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, Apple iPad 3 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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