Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Announced On:April, 2015

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Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Microsoft Surface Pro 3	Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Price
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Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
201.3 x 292 x 9.1 mm	247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
800 g	462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Sky Blue	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
	A2899, A2900

Type
Display
Full HD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
12 inches	11.0 inches, 357.6 cm² (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2160 x 1440 pixels	1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 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, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2899
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2899, A2900

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
8 ROM, GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB 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/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
USB v3.0, USB Host support	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels, autofocus, LED flash	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging	HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
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 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to Windows 10
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Intel Atom x7-Z8700	Apple M2
CPU
4th Gen Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 processors	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
	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 9 hours	Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable

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

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