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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 9.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2015-09-09 | 2015-10-06 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 288.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 23 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, with a global score of 75.6 against 75.1. Even when iPad mini 4 and the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 were only released 1 months apart, iPad mini 4 is noticeably thinner and much lighter. IPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system.
Apple iPad mini 4 has a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a way worse 2048 x 1536 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels density. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 872 GB more internal memory.
The iPad mini 4 has a way better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video quality, a 8 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates.
The iPad mini 4 features a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Apple iPad mini 4 not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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