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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 9.x | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Go's score of 66.5. The iPad mini 4 is an incredibly older tablet than Microsoft Surface Go, but it is noticeably lighter and notably thinner anyway. IPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Go features a bit better processing unit than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 1 more CPU cores and 6 GB more RAM. The iPad mini 4 counts with a lot better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a higher pixels quantity in each inch in the display.
The iPad mini 4 takes a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Go. They have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rate and a 8 MP back facing camera. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with as much storage to install games and applications as iPad mini 4, they have equal internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
The iPad mini 4 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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