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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 8.55 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad (2022) is much better than Microsoft Surface 3, getting a general score of 74.7 against 66.3. IPad (2022)'s design is much newer, thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface 3. The Apple iPad (2022) counts with a more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a 64-bits processing unit and a greater number of faster cores.
The iPad (2022) features a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a quite larger screen, a better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. Microsoft Surface 3 features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad (2022), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad (2022) features a battery life that is very similar to Microsoft Surface 3's battery lifetime. The iPad (2022) shoots way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much more MP camera in the back and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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