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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2021-05-21 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.99 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a score of 86.4, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 3's score of 66.3. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a noticeably newer portable tablet, and it's also notably thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface 3. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a higher resolution of 1688 x 2388px, a bit larger display and a little more pixels per display inch.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features as much memory to store more apps and games as the Microsoft Surface 3 one, both of them have the same internal storage. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a better performing processor than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 3. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a lot higher video resolution.
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