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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
512 GB Core i7| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows |
| 2014-05-20 | -- |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 13 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 10.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a lot better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a 72.2 score against 58.7. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows operating system. Microsoft Surface Pro 3's construction is just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 features a very superior processing power than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 also has 1 more CPU cores. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a slightly better display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a way worse 1440 x 2160 resolution, a just a bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the display and a bit smaller display.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has more internal memory capacity. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 have extremely similar cameras, although the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro also has a way better 10 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's battery duration is just as good as Microsoft Surface Pro 3's battery performance.
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