Surface Pro 3 vs Surface Pro 2 vs Surface Pro: specs comparison

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The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has just been announced, and it marks yet another step forward for the company's tablet line. Naturally, the Surface Pro 3 improves upon the characteristics of its predecessors in every way - from the design, through the internals, to the screen and input methods. The Surface Pro 3 is yet another beautiful tablet by Microsoft, but it looks like with that third installment in the series, the company from Redmond is aiming higher than ever - the Pro 3 is a tablet designed to make the laptop obsolete - once and for all.

While that surely sounds like a rather imposing goal, we wouldn't really be so fast to jump to any conclusions. Yes, it's a beautiful tablet; yes, it's powerful; yes, it's lighter than a laptop, but will it blend? No, no, no, that's totally not the point of this article - please, don't get us wrong. The point is... while the Surface Pro 3 would definitely blend, it's so big that it will probably never fit inside that blender! And there we go, talking about blenders again... OK, this obviously isn't going to get any better, so let's just get right to the action, shall we?

Ahem, ladies and gents, please enjoy our specs comparison featuring the Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 2, and Surface Pro!

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Microsoft Surface Pro

Design

Dimensions
11.5 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches
292 x 201 x 9 mm
10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches
275 x 173 x 13 mm
10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches
275 x 173 x 13 mm
Weight
28.16 oz / 798.0 g 31.99 oz / 907.0 g 32.00 oz / 907.2 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Features
Stylus Stylus Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control
Colors
Gray
Tablet dock
Dock Features: USB Dock Features: USB
Dock Features
USB USB

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 72.88% screen-to-body 10.6-inch, 65.22% screen-to-body 10.6-inch, 65.22% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI 1080x1920px, 208 PPI 1080x1920px, 208 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5 4200U (22 nm) Intel Core i5 3317U
Processor
Dual-core
1600 MHz
Dual-core
1700 MHz
GPU
Intel HD Intel HD 4400 Intel HD 4000
Memory
8GB (LPDDR3)/512GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
64GB
0/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC microSDXC microSDXC
OS
Windows (8.1 Pro) Windows (8.1 Pro) Windows (8 Pro)

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP 1 MP
Video recording
1080p 720p (30 fps) 720p (29 fps)
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
Yes
Video capture: 720p
Yes
Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.0 4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Yes
Multiple antennas, MIMO
a,b,g,n
Multiple antennas, MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Full-size USB, USB 3.0 Full-size USB, USB 3.0 Full-size USB, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Other
OTA sync OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Mini Displayport TV-out TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording Voice recording Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced
May 20, 2014 Sep 23, 2013 Jun 18, 2012
Prices (MSRP)
$1949 $899 $899


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