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Global Score
60.666.3
Basic Information
AppleMicrosoft
iPadOS 15.x--
--2015-05-01
--10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches
16.26 ounces21.92 ounces
Aluminum--
--$ 375.00
Display / Screen
12.9 inches10.8 inches
2360 x 1640 pixels 1280 x 1920 pixels
223 pixels per inch214 pixels per inch
No touch screenNo touch screen
6.56.8
Performance
Apple M2 chipsetIntel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset
processor64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor
8 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Yes GPUIntel HD GPU
6.38.55
Storage
64 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
7.710.1
Camera
12.00 MP + 12.00 MP8.00 MP + 3.50 MP
f/1.80 aperture--
--1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
7.926.49
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA
--Nano SIM
2.45.5
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
1.361.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
Fingerprint ID Scanner--
Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Microsoft Surface 3 is a little bit better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a 66.3 score against 60.6. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a much faster processor than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a bit better display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot worse 1920 x 1280px resolution, a quite smaller display and a bit worse pixels density.

Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a way higher resolution back facing camera. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal storage.

The Microsoft Surface 3's battery lifetime is very similar to the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) one.




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