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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2020-10-16 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has a global score of 71.7, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 general score. The iPad Air (2020) is a incredibly newer device, and it is also incredibly thinner and notably lighter than the Microsoft Surface 3. IPad Air (2020) has a much powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a 64 bits CPU and a greater number of cores.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a higher 1640 x 2360 resolution, a little greater pixel density and a quite bigger display. Microsoft Surface 3 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has more internal memory.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. The iPad Air (2020)'s battery performance is just as good as the Microsoft Surface 3 one.
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Microsoft Surface 3, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Microsoft Surface 3. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPad Air (2020), otherwise you can save some money and buy the Microsoft Surface 3, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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