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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's 72.2 general score. IPad Air's design is somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, although both were released with only 7 months difference. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
Apple iPad Air counts with a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1536 x 2048px resolution and a just a bit higher pixels density. IPad Air has a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the iPad Air also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processing unit.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air, because it has 512 GB internal memory. IPad Air has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. The Apple iPad Air counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. They have a 5 megapixels resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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