Surface RT vs. Surface Pro 3 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface RT and Surface Pro 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
The 2012 Surface RT features the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 with the boost speed up to 1.40 GHz. While the 2014 Surface Pro 3 features the 11.5W 4th Generation Intel Haswell dual-core Intel Core i3-4020Y up to dual-core Intel Core i7-4650U with the boost speed up to 3.30 GHz.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 10.6″ Surface RT (2012) and the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface RT vs. Surface Pro 3: Specs Comparison
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What's missing |
| Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port |
Availability | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
Released | 2012 | 2014 |
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Pricing | Surface RT
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Surface RT Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) By Microsoft
$59.00 |
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Microsoft Surface RT 32GB (Renewed) By Microsoft
$173.00 |
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Microsoft Magenta Touch Cover for 10.6 inch Microsoft Surface RT - with Windows RT and for Surface Pro - with Windows 8 Pro 10.6 inch only By Microsoft
$99.00 Was: $119.99 |
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Surface Pro 3 Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface 3 10.8 FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft
$184.41 Was: $199.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$359.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (1631) Silver - 256GB, 12in, Windows 8, Intel Core i5 - Renewed By Microsoft
$392.00 |
Display | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
Size | 10.6 Inches | 12 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
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Dimensions | 10.81” x 6.77” x 0.37” (275 mm x 172 mm x 9.4 mm)
Width: 10.81” (275 mm)
Height: 6.77” (172 mm)
Thickness: 0.37” (9.4 mm)
| 11.50” x 7.93” x 0.36” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.93” (201.3 mm)
Thickness: 0.36” (9.1 mm)
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Weight | 1.5 lbs (680 g) |
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Colors | Dark Titanium | Silver |
Keyboard and Trackpad |
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Internal Specs | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 2GB of RAM | 4GB 8GB
1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 32GB 64GB Storage | 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
SSD |
Connectivity | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
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Battery | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
Size | 31.5 Wh | 42.2 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 8 hours of video playback | Up to 9 hours of web browsing |
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Software | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
OS |
| Windows 8.1 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 10 |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
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Misc | Surface RT | Surface Pro 3 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen
256 levels of pressure
N-trig Active Pen technology
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Surface RT Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) By Microsoft
$59.00 |
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Microsoft Surface RT 32GB (Renewed) By Microsoft
$173.00 |
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Microsoft Magenta Touch Cover for 10.6 inch Microsoft Surface RT - with Windows RT and for Surface Pro - with Windows 8 Pro 10.6 inch only By Microsoft
$99.00 Was: $119.99 |
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Surface Pro 3 Price | ||
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Microsoft Surface 3 10.8 FHD (1920x1280) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Education and Business Laptop Tablet (Intel Quad-Core Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD) Mini DP, WiFi AC, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft
$184.41 Was: $199.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$359.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (1631) Silver - 256GB, 12in, Windows 8, Intel Core i5 - Renewed By Microsoft
$392.00 |
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