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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 has an overall score of 72.2, which is much better than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro OS, and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has an incredibly better display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a little larger screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much faster processor than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has more RAM and a larger number of cores. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has 384 GB more internal storage.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) shoots a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a way more MP back camera. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 one.
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