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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-12 | 2015-05-01 |
| -- | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 214 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 general score. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) construction is a lot newer, extremely thinner and noticeably lighter than the Microsoft Surface 3. Microsoft Surface 3 has a way better processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 less processing cores.
The Microsoft Surface 3 features an incredibly better looking display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Microsoft Surface 3 both have similar memory capacity for games and applications, they have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3.
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