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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 11 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| 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 Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is slightly better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a 64.8 score against 63.3. Although it's the best in our current comparison, Microsoft Surface Pro 8's body is much thicker and way heavier than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 operating system, while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features a much better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster). The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1488 x 2266px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher display density.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro). IPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera with more megapixels.
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