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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2019-03-18 | 2015-10-06 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 10.35 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4's 75.1 general score. The Apple iPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro OS. Apple iPad mini (2019)'s body is notably newer, much lighter and noticeably thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has just a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a lot worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The iPad mini (2019) features an extremely better processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a 64-bit processor.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad mini (2019), because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad mini (2019) features a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. IPad mini (2019) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate.
IPad mini (2019) is more expensive than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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