The screen of the 12-inch Surface Pro 3 tablet is 66% more efficient than Retina of iPad Air
The experts from DisplayMate have evaluated the screens of the latest generation of Surface Pro 3 tablets, and admitted them to be among the best currently available. According to Raymond Soneira, the head of the company, the Microsoft devices outperform the screens of iPad Air tablets in color rendering and energy efficiency.
The DisplayMate experts say that in most categories Surface Pro 3 competes with the leading Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 as an equal, and in some cases even surpasses it. Particularly, in color rendering the Microsoft product happens to be the utter leader. Besides, featuring a much greater size (its diagonal is 12.5 inches) compared to other tablets? screens, it consumes less energy. iPad Air with an equivalent screen square and the same brightness would consume 66% more energy.
But in terms of the screen brightness Air outperformed the product of the Redmond company. Surface Pro 3 can only output 371 nits against 449 nits of the 10-inch Apple tablet. However, the dimensions of the Microsoft tablet make it more suitable for the stationary operation rather than for the outdoor use.
Just to remind, Surface Pro 3 can offer its users Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, a 12-inch capacitive touch screen with the resolution of 2160*1440 pixels and the aspect ratio of 3:2, a 5-megapixel main camera, a front camera with a 2 megapixels matrix, USB 3.0, mini Display Port, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and a Bluetooth 4.0 modules , a microSD?memory slot and a battery capable of providing of up to 9 hours of offline performance. Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors are?at the heart of the device.
This week, in over two months after their announcement all modifications of Surface Pro 3 became available for order. In particular, the versions with Core i3 and Core i7 processors went for sale.
The prices for Surface Pro 3 modifications:
Intel Core i3, 64 GB flash memory, 4 GB RAM – $ 799
Intel Core i5, 128 GB flash memory, 4 GB RAM – $ 999
Intel Core i5, 256 GB flash memory, 8 GB RAM – $ 1,299
Intel Core i7, 256 GB flash memory, 8 GB RAM – $ 1,549
Intel Core i7, 512 GB flash memory, 8 GB RAM – $ 1,949
Source: macdigger.ru
