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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2020-03-25 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 16.61 ounces |
| Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 11 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 7538mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, getting an 84 score against 72.2. IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) is a notably newer tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) features a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel quantity per display inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1668 x 2388px. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), because it has 512 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) counts with a more powerful processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) captures greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a camera with lot more MP and a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) costs a little more than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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