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Apple iPad 3
16 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2018-08-02 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 355.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 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 | |
| -- | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 has a general score of 68.2, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go's global score of 66.5. Despite being the best we are comparing, Apple iPad 3's design is a lot older, a lot heavier and thicker than Microsoft Surface Go. The Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 OS.
The iPad 3 has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. Microsoft Surface Go counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Go features a bit better performance than iPad 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Go also has more RAM memory. The iPad 3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a way worse 5 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lower 1920x1080 video quality.
IPad 3 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
IPad 3 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet, which makes it a simple decision.
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