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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Microsoft Surface 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 2 is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2, getting a 77.2 score against 63.4. The Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 OS. Apple iPad mini 2 is a a lot lighter and somewhat thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface 2, even though both of them were released with only 1 months difference.
The Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The Apple iPad mini 2 has a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 2 less and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a graphics processing unit.
The Apple iPad mini 2 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad mini 2 captures much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2. Both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution.
Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Apple iPad mini 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Microsoft Surface 2, making it a simple decision.
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