Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Intel 4th Gen) vs iPad 2 (A5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Intel 4th Gen) $800
iPad 2 (A5) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$800
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Core i3-4020Y
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
HD 4200 850MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
4GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
16GB
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736x1824 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Core i3-4020Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 455
11%
GB6M 855
3%
N/A
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0%
HD 4200 850MHz
160 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.27 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
512MB
LPDDR2-800
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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12.3"
LCD IPS
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2736x1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Main
0.7MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/8.7" Sensor Size
1.75 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
0.3MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/9" Sensor Size
2.50 µm Pixel Size
63˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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1x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM6600
3G
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
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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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
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External
External
36W
12.00V
2.58A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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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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42.2Wh
5553mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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25Wh
6579mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 9 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
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
9.1 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.500 L
Height
241.2 mm (9.5 in)
Width
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
8.8 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
800 g (28.22 oz)
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Weight
601 g (21.2 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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