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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
128 GBApple iPad Air
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| $ 383.00 | $ 380.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, getting a 75.7 score against 63.4. Apple iPad Air's construction is somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, even when both of them were released with only 7 months difference. Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
The iPad Air counts with a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little bit greater pixel amount in each screen inch. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad Air, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air has a greater performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad Air has a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Both have the same video resolution, a back camera with a 5 mega-pixels and the same video frame rate.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad Air is also the cheapest one.
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