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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 375.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 general score. Despite of the fact that the iPad Air is older than the Microsoft Surface 3, it's design is extremely lighter and somewhat thinner. The iPad Air features a lot better looking display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater display density and a bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Microsoft Surface 3 and iPad Air both count with really similar storage capacity to store more apps and games, they have equal internal memory capacity. IPad Air has a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has 3 GB less RAM and 2 lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a graphics processing unit.
IPad Air counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a lower (Full HD) video resolution and a lot worse resolution back camera. The iPad Air counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface 3.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad Air is also a lot cheaper.
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