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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | -- |
| 2021-05-21 | 2015-05-01 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 266 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 | -- |
| 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a general score of 86.4, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 global score. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a a lot newer tablet, and it is also way lighter and a lot thinner than Microsoft Surface 3. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a better display than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a bit bigger screen, a better 1688 x 2388 resolution and a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
The Microsoft Surface 3's memory capacity to store more games and applications is just as good as the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a better processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) captures a lot better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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