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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2019-03-18 | 2013-09-23 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 292.00 |
| 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 | -- |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | -- |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 0.77 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is way better than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, with a score of 85.9 against 65.1. The iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. IPad mini (2019) is a notably newer device, and it's also much thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a really superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has 5 GB less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster) and a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much higher number of pixels per screen inch and a better 1536 x 2048px resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has more internal storage. Apple iPad mini (2019) takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
The iPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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