Microsoft Surface 3 vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Microsoft Surface 3

Microsoft Surface 3

Announced On:March, 2015

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Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Announced On:September, 2021

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Microsoft Surface 3 vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Microsoft Surface 3	Apple iPad mini (2021)

Price
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Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
267.1 x 187 x 8.7 mm	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
622 g	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Dark Red	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models
	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2

Type
Display
Full HD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
10.8 inches	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1280 pixels	1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
62 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM/128 GB ROM, 4 GB RAM	64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Card Slot
	No

Speed
Connectivity
	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP	5.0, A2DP
USB
USB v3.0, USB Host support	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS
	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
3.5 MP, 1080p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264
Radio
	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Microsoft Windows 8.1	iPadOS 15
Upgradable
Upgradable to Windows 10	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Intel Atom x7-Z8700	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15	Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
	Apple GPU (5-core)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Speakers
Yes, Stereo speakers with Dolby audio	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes via hdmi port

Battery Type
Battery
Non-removable Li-Ion battery, Up to 10 hours	Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Talk Time
	Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Main Features
Additional Features
Built-in 3-stage kickstand ClearType technology
Features
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Photo viewer/editor Microsoft Office 365 Personal for 1 year SkyDrive (200 GB cloud storage) Skype free international calls and Wi-Fi for 1 year

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