Microsoft Surface 3 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Microsoft Surface 3

Microsoft Surface 3

Announced On:March, 2015

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Announced On:April, 2021

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Microsoft Surface 3 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Microsoft Surface 3	Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (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	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight
622 g	682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (1.50 lb)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Bluetooth integration, magnetic)
Colors
Dark Red	Silver, Space Gray
Models
	A2379, A2461, A2462, iPad13,8, iPad13,9, iPad13,10, iPad13,11

Type
Display
Full HD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
10.8 inches	12.9 inches, 515.3 cm² (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1280 pixels	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 A2379, A2461, A2462
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave A2379

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
62 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM/128 GB ROM, 4 GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 16GB RAM 2TB ROM, 16GB RAM
Card Slot
	No

Speed
Connectivity
	HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 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, LE, EDR
USB
USB v3.0, USB Host support	USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash	Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Secondary: 10 MP, f/2.4, 125" (ultrawide) Third: TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Camera Features
Geo-tagging	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
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: Face detection, HDR, panorama 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 14.5.1
Upgradable
Upgradable to Windows 10	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Intel Atom x7-Z8700	Apple M1
CPU
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15	Octa-core (4x3.2 GHz & 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
	Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, barometer
SIM
	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Speakers
Yes, Stereo speakers with Dolby audio	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 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-Po 10758 mAh (40.88 Wh), non-removable
Charging
	18W wired

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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