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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 11 |
| 2019-03-18 | -- |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.68 |
| 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
The iPad mini (2019) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, with a score of 85.9 against 64.8. IPad mini (2019) is a way thinner and a lot lighter tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has Windows 11 OS. The iPad mini (2019) counts with just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (although they are slower) and a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a camera with a lower 8 MP resolution.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features improved battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has 6200mAh of battery capacity.
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