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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 10 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Matte Black and Platinum |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 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 | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is way better than Microsoft Surface Pro 7's 66.9 general score. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 comes with Windows 10 operating system. The Apple iPad mini (2019) construction is a lot thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although both of them were released only a few months apart.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and more cpu cores (although they are slower). IPad mini (2019) has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a much smaller screen and a much lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a little greater count of pixels per inch in the display.
The iPad mini (2019) has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. They have the same resolution back camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate. The iPad mini (2019) has much more storage to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
The iPad mini (2019) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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