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Apple iPad mini 2
16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
Microsoft Surface Pro 3
256 GB| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-05-20 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 28.16 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 425.00 | $ 425.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Core i5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 has a general score of 72.1, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3's score of 68.5. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The iPad mini 2 is a somewhat thinner and notably lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, even though they were released only 7 months apart.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has 7 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPad mini 2 features a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a better pixels count per inch in the display.
IPad mini 2 captures much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 2, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad mini 2 has a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
IPad mini 2 costs exactly the same than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
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