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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-05-01 | -- |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.55 | 5.85 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 3 has a score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s score of 63.3. Microsoft Surface 3 is a noticeably heavier and much thicker tablet device than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Microsoft Surface 3 features a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has a lower number of cores (but faster).
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a better display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixel density and a quite better resolution of 1488 x 2266. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much higher resolution camera.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with as much storage for applications and games as the Microsoft Surface 3 one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage. Microsoft Surface 3 and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) both feature really similar batteries duration.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Microsoft Surface 3 is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet an obvious call.
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