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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows RT |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 1.00 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 | 4.29 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than Microsoft Surface RT, with a overall score of 85.9 against 58.4. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it is also thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS.
Apple iPad mini (2019) features a greater hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores, 1 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bits CPU. IPad mini (2019) counts with an incredibly better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way greater count of pixels per inch of screen.
The iPad mini (2019) has a way bigger storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
Apple iPad mini (2019) costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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