Microsoft Surface Go 3 (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021) vs iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 1 (A9X, Late 2015)
            Microsoft Surface Go 3
            (Amber Lake-R, Late 2021)
                $400
            
        
    
            iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 1
            (A9X, Late 2015)
                
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $400 | Base Price (MSRP) - | 
| CPU Pentium Gold 6500Y  | CPU A9X  | 
| GPU UHD 615 23EU 900MHz  | GPU PowerVR GT7850 A9X  | 
| Memory 4GB  | Memory 4GB  | 
| Storage 64GB  | Storage 32GB  | 
| Display 10.5" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch  | Display 12.9" LCD IPS 2732×2048 Touch  | 
| 4 FPS 1080p 3% 331 GFLOPS FP32 1% | N/A 0% 499.2 GFLOPS FP32 1% | 
| 4GB LPDDR3-1866 | 4GB LPDDR4-3200 | 
| 8 Tabs 2% | 8 Tabs 2% | 
| 64GB - | 32GB - | 
| 58 min 4K Video 1% | Unknown # min 4K Video 0% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
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| 10.5" LCD IPS - - | 12.9" LCD IPS - - | 
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| Area 50.9 in² (328.3 cm²) 3:2 Aspect Ratio | Area 79.9 in² (515.3 cm²) 4:3 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 400 Nits - | Brightness 400 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | 
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| Resolution 1920×1280 2.5 Million Pixels 220 PPI | Resolution 2732×2048 5.6 Million Pixels 264 PPI | 
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| LED Backlight - 1,500:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 1,000:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 100% sRGB 68% DCI-P3 70% Adobe RGB | Coverage 100% sRGB - - | 
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| - - Fully Laminated | Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 8.1MP 26mm Lens ƒ/2 Aperture 1/4" Sensor Size 1.12 µm Pixel Size - - | Main 8.0MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/4" Sensor Size 1.12 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 12.2MP 12mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/3.4" Sensor Size 1.00 µm Pixel Size 122˚ Diagonal Field of View | 
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| Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max FPS 120 FPS 720p 30 FPS 1080p - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 30 FPS 1080p - - | Max Front FPS 30 FPS 720p - - - | 
| Features - - Autofocus - - - - Video Stabilization - - - - - | Features - - Autofocus - - HDR Photo - Video Stabilization - - Photo Geotagging - - | 
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Modes Slow Motion - Time-Lapse - - - Panorama Burst Mode - - - - - - - | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Facial | Fingerprint | 
| 2 | 4 | 
| 2 | 2 | 
| No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X16 4G | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X5 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 | SIM Slots 1x nano SIM | 
| Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - Barometer | 
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| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | 
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| Location - - - - - - - Compass | Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Data - - - - - - - 1x Lightning (480Mbps) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| Audio 1x Audio Jack - | Audio 1x Audio Jack - | 
| Card - 1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I | - - - | 
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| External | External | 
| 24W 15.00V 1.60A | 12W 5.20V 2.40A | 
| - - - - - - - - - | USB-PD 2.40A 5V (12W) - - - - - - - | 
| Surface Connect - - - 1.4M (5 ft) Cable | - USB-A - Removable Cable - | 
| 28Wh 3655mAh 7.66V Lithium-Ion Polymer - | 38.9Wh 10307mAh 3.77V Lithium-Ion - | 
| Up to 11 Hours | Up to 10 Hours | 
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| Windows | iPadOS | 
| Build Material Magnesium, Glass - - | 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 305.7 mm (12 in) Width 220.6 mm (8.7 in) Depth 6.9 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.500 L | 
| Weight 544 g (19.19 oz) - - - - | Weight 713 g (25.15 oz) - - - - | 
| 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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