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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.55 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has a score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s score of 62.5. The Microsoft Surface 3 has a much better performing CPU than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a camera in the back with a much better resolution. The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and Microsoft Surface 3 have similar memory to store more games and applications, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s battery life is just as good as Microsoft Surface 3's battery lifetime.
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