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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2022-10-26 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Apple 10-core GPU 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 |
| 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, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, having a global score of 80.2 against 72.2. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has iPadOS 16.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is a a lot newer tablet device, and it's also somewhat lighter and way thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a little more pixels per inch in the display, a higher 2048 x 2732 resolution and a little bit bigger display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with an extremely better CPU than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has lesser CPU cores , they both have 8 GB of RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because it has more internal memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because it has a lot better resolution back-facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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