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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2013-09-23 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 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 |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's general score of 63.4. The iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The iPad mini (2019) is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also extremely thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
IPad mini (2019) has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a much better count of pixels per inch of screen. IPad mini (2019) has a really superior processing power than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a larger number of cores, a larger amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPad mini (2019) takes a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a camera in the back with much more MP. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
Apple iPad mini (2019) costs a bit more money than Microsoft Surface 2, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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