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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2021-05-21 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 11 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.99 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, getting an 86.4 score against 72.2. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a incredibly newer device, and it is also a lot thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and although they both have a 8 GB RAM, the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) also has more processing cores. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1688 x 2388 resolution and a just a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has 384 GB more internal storage. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a lot better 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way better (4K) video resolution.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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