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Apple iPad mini
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Microsoft Surface Pro
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows 8 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.06 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro, having a overall score of 68.1 against 63.2. The Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro OS. The Apple iPad mini is a thinner and lighter tablet device than the Microsoft Surface Pro. Microsoft Surface Pro features a little sharper display than iPad mini, because it has a much higher 1080 x 1920px resolution, a lot bigger screen and a greater pixels amount in each inch in the screen.
Microsoft Surface Pro has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a greater performance than iPad mini, and although they both have 2 CPU cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro also has a better graphics processing unit running at 650 megahertz and more RAM.
IPad mini shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Apple iPad mini features a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad mini is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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