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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 9.x | Windows 10 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Matte Black and Platinum |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, having a global score of 75.6 against 66.9. The iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with Windows 10 operating system. Despite of the fact that iPad mini 4 is older than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, it's construction is extremely lighter and a lot thinner.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a more powerful processor than iPad mini 4, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Apple iPad mini 4 features a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a really smaller screen and a much lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater amount of pixels per screen inch.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7's storage capacity to store more games and applications is just as good as Apple iPad mini 4's one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad mini 4 has a much better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. The iPad mini 4 takes greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Both of them have a same resolution camera, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad mini 4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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