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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2018-08-02 |
| -- | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go is slightly better than iPad mini (7th Gen), with a 66.5 score against 61. The Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system, and iPad mini (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater screen density and a better resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels.
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a very superior CPU than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has less cpu cores. IPad mini (7th Gen) captures greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a camera in the back with a much better 12 mega pixels resolution and a lot better video quality.
The Microsoft Surface Go features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has more internal storage. Microsoft Surface Go's battery life is very similar to the battery lifetime in iPad mini (7th Gen).
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