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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-08-02 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 162 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go, having a 68.1 score against 66.5. Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 OS. Apple iPad mini is a thinner and lighter portable tablet than Microsoft Surface Go. Apple iPad mini counts with a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a much worse display pixels density, a lot smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 768 x 1024px.
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a bit better processing power than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also counts with more RAM. The Apple iPad mini features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a way lower resolution camera in the back and a worse 1920x1080 video quality.
The Microsoft Surface Go features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The iPad mini has a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Go.
The iPad mini not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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