| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 9.x | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2015-09-09 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | -- |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 5.06 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Apple iPad mini 4 is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, with a 75.6 score against 63.2. Apple iPad mini 4's body is way newer, noticeably lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a little faster CPU than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, a graphics processor and a greater number of cores. Apple iPad mini 4 features a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a way greater screen density and a higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
The iPad mini 4 shoots much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much higher 1920x1080 video definition and a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution back camera. Microsoft Surface Pro features as much storage for apps and games as the Apple iPad mini 4, both have equal internal storage.
IPad mini 4 counts with a much longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Apple iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest one.
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