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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 11 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| -- | 2012-03-07 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 31.43 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.9 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 3 has a global score of 71.1, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8's global score of 64.8. The Apple iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 OS. Apple iPad 3's design has the same thickness than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, but it is lighter.
Apple iPad 3 features a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a way lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, a much smaller display and a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. IPad 3 features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a very superior processing power than iPad 3, because it has 7 GB more RAM and more cpu cores. The iPad 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 6200mAh. IPad 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a back-facing camera with much less megapixels resolution.
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