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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2020-09-18 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a score of 72.2, which is better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 global score. Although it's the best tablet in this review, Microsoft Surface Pro 3's body is extremely older, thicker and much heavier than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020). Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro OS, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a very superior processor than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a slightly better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a quite greater pixel density.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) captures way better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a back camera with much more MP. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal memory.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a battery duration that's very similar to the battery lifetime in Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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