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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2025-03-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | -- |
| 28.16 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 13 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a little bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a overall score of 72.2 against 70.4. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a much sharper display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores , they both have 8 GB of RAM. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a camera with a lot higher 12 mega-pixels resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 512 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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