The new Surface Pro 3 has a better build quality which makes it as a premium device along with a better designed touch and type covers & surface pen. The use of touch and type covers will resemble it as a powerful laptop which is equally productive like a laptop with this small form factor. Microsoft is aiming the new Surface 3 Pro to be a competitor for the Apple iPad Air and their iOS ecosystem. We will see a specification comparison here between these devices along with a low priced Dell Venue 8 Pro which is just another Windows 8.1 device.

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Vs Apple iPad Air Vs Dell Venue Pro 8

[table width=”95%” ] |Microsoft Surface Pro3 [attr style=”color:blue” ] |Apple iPad Air [attr style=”color:blue” ]|Dell Venue 8 Pro [attr style=”color:blue” ] Price (128GB) | $799 | $799 | $299* (for 64GB) Size | 11.5” x 7.93” x 0.3” (292mm x 201.3mm x 9.1 mm) | 6.6” x 9.4” x 0.29” (240mm x 169.5mm x 7.5 mm ) | 137″>8.5” x 5.12” x 0.35”  (216mm x 130mm x 8.89mm) Weight | 1.76lbs 800gms | 1lbs 469gms | 0.87lbs 394.62gms Display | 12” multitouch 3:2 | 9.7”  multitouch | 8” multitouch Resolution |2160 x 1440 | 2048 x 1536 @264ppi | 1280 x 800 Battery | up to 9 hrs | up to 10 hrs | up to 8 hrs RAM | 4GB / 8GB | 4GB / 8GB | 2 GB Storage | 64GB / 128 GB/ 256 GB / 512 GB | 16GB / 32 GB/ 64 GB / 128 GB | 32 GB / 64GB Processor | Intel 4th Gen i3/i5/i7 | Apple A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor | Intel Atom Wireless | Wifi ac/a/b/g/n, bluetooth 4.0 | Wifi ac/a/b/g/n dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO, bluetooth 4.0 | WiFi a/g/n, bluetooth 4.0 Ports | USB 3.0, Card reader, Headset, MiniDisplay, Cover | Headset, Lightning | MicroUSB, Headset, Card reader OS | Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 7 | Windows 8.1 Camera | 5.0 MP rear & front | 5.0 MP rear & 1.2 MP front | 5.0 MP rear & 1.2 MP front Speakers | Stereo with Dolby sound | Stereo | Stereo Sensors | Ambient light, accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer | Ambient light, accelerometer, 3 axis Gyroscope | [/table]   You can purchase both Windows devices from Microsoft Store at here  .

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