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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2019-03-18 | 2014-05-20 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's score of 72.2. The iPad mini (2019) body is extremely newer, much lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. The iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a higher number of cores (and faster). The iPad mini (2019) features a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a greater screen density.
Apple iPad mini (2019) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper.
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