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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows |
| 2019-03-18 | -- |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's overall score of 58.7. IPad mini (2019)'s body is lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. IPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows OS.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a way worse 1536 x 2048px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater number of pixels in each screen inch. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a higher number of faster cores. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a lower 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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