Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) vs iPad mini 3 (A7)

Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R) $400
iPad mini 3 (A7) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$400
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
Pentium Gold 6500Y
CPU
A7
GPU
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
GPU
PowerVR G6430 A7
Memory
4GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
Pentium Gold 6500Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
A7
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
GB6S 850
21%
GB6M 1,700
6%
GB5S 260
11%
GB5M 475
2%
UHD 615 23EU 900MHz
184 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR G6430 A7
128 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 4 FPS
3%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.12 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
1GB
LPDDR3-1600
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
16GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.5"
LCD IPS
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7.9"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
2048x1536
3.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
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2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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24.3Wh
6471mAh
3.75V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 11 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
200 mm (7.9 in)
Width
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
544 g (19.19 oz)
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Weight
331 g (11.68 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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