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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows |
| -- | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| -- | 31.01 ounces |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a score of 61, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's general score of 58.7. IPad mini (7th Gen)'s design is a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows OS.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a little faster CPU than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores. IPad mini (7th Gen) has a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lot smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1488 x 2266, it also counts with a bit higher amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal memory. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a battery duration that's very similar to the battery life in iPad mini (7th Gen). The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) takes a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a back facing camera with more MP.
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