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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 84 | 72.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2020-03-25 | 2014-05-20 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 16.61 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12 inches |
| 2388 x 1668 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Intel Core i7 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7538mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, having an 84 score against 72.2. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) body is much newer, incredibly lighter and way thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with a quite better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with just a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels count per display inch and a bit higher 1668 x 2388 pixels resolution.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) takes way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a much better video resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because it has 384 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) is a bit more expensive than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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