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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 65 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2021-09-24 | 2014-05-20 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 12 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), getting a 72.2 score against 65. Although it's the best in this review, it must be noted that it's also a lot older, a lot heavier and a lot thicker. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS, while Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a very superior processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less cpu cores. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels amount per inch in the display and a quite better 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 512 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. The iPad mini (6th Gen) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
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