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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 11 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 M3 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a global score of 69.6, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3's overall score of 66.3. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) body is extremely newer, much lighter and noticeably thinner than Microsoft Surface 3. The Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen.
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less processing cores (although faster). IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) takes much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with lot more MP.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the Microsoft Surface 3, they have equal internal storage. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3.
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