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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | -- |
| 28.16 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is much better than the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 72.2 score against 62.5. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, and Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a lot better looking display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a bit bigger screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a camera in the back with way more megapixels. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s battery life is just as good as the battery life in Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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