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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | -- |
| 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.72 |
| 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
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is slightly better than the Apple iPad (2020), with a overall score of 72.2 against 66.6. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 body is way older, somewhat thicker and a lot heavier than the Apple iPad (2020). Apple iPad (2020) counts with a quite better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a 64-bit processing unit and more CPU cores.
The iPad (2020) has a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixels number in each inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels. IPad (2020) has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the iPad (2020) also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad (2020), because it has 480 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad (2020) features a battery performance that is very similar to the battery performance in Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is way more expensive than the iPad (2020), but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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