Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2018-08-02 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 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
The Microsoft Surface Go is a bit better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 66.5 score against 63.3. Microsoft Surface Go is a way thicker and heavier portable tablet than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Microsoft Surface Go features a way better processing power than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has an inferior number of cores.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher pixels amount per display inch and a better 1488 x 2266 resolution. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a way better resolution back facing camera and a lot higher video definition.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) and Microsoft Surface Go count with quite similar storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal storage. The Microsoft Surface Go features a battery duration that's very similar to the battery performance in Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Microsoft Surface Go is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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