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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2021-09-24 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Gray | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| 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
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's score of 72.2. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a notably newer tablet, and it is also somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch of display. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and a 64-bits CPU.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 448 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a way higher resolution camera in the back.
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