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Apple iPad mini
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Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 292.00 |
| 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 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | -- |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 0.77 |
| 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 and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, with a global score of 68.1 against 65.1. The Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The Apple iPad mini is a notably thinner and much lighter portable tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a little sharper display than iPad mini, because it has a way larger screen, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and more pixels per inch of screen. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a bit more powerful processing unit than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 also counts with 7,5 GB more RAM memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much greater storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini, because it has 448 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPad mini counts with a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. IPad mini shoots a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a much higher (Full HD) video definition.
The iPad mini is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, making it easy to pick between these tablets.
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