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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2019-03-18 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| 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 (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, having an 85.9 score against 72.2. The iPad mini (2019) design is noticeably newer, notably thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. IPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
IPad mini (2019) features an extremely better CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores and a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
Apple iPad mini (2019) takes way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a way more MP camera in the back. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a much bigger memory for applications and games than iPad mini (2019), because it has more internal memory.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
IPad mini (2019) is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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