Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel 8th Gen) vs iPad 3 (A5X)

Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel 8th Gen) $900
iPad 3 (A5X) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Core i5-8250U
CPU
A5X
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
Memory
8GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736x1824 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
A5X
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,100
27%
GB6M 3,400
13%
N/A
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N/A
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UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP4 A5X
64 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.03 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
1GB
LPDDR2-800
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
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
2048x1536
3.1 Million Pixels
264 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 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
1/3.2" 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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5x Digital Zoom-In
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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Autofocus
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Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
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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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
44W
15.00V
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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45Wh
5945mAh
7.57V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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42.5Wh
11487mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 13.5 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
8.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.500 L
Height
241 mm (9.5 in)
Width
186 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
9.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
784 g (27.65 oz)
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650 g (22.93 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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