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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows 11 |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Black and White | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 281.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 162 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, with a score of 68.1 against 64.8. The Apple iPad mini is a extremely thinner and extremely lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Apple iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a much more powerful processor than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and 7,5 GB more RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a bit better display than iPad mini, because it has a way higher 1920 x 2880 resolution, a much larger screen and a way better pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini captures much clearer pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels resolution. The Apple iPad mini features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a very superior battery duration than iPad mini, because it has a 6200mAh battery capacity.
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