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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-05-01 | -- |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 21.92 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 214 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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 10-core GPU 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 66.3, which is a little bit better than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen)'s 65.6 score. IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) counts with a display that is very similar to the Microsoft Surface 3 one, although the iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) also has a just a bit more pixels per display inch, a better 1688 x 2388 resolution and a quite bigger display.
Microsoft Surface 3 counts with an extremely better processing unit than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores. Microsoft Surface 3 and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) feature extremely similar memory to install games and applications, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) captures a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a much higher resolution back-facing camera. The Microsoft Surface 3 and the iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) feature quite similar batteries.
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