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Apple iPad mini
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Microsoft Surface RT
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows RT |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 162 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 4.29 |
| 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 has an overall score of 68.1, which is better than the Microsoft Surface RT's score of 58.4. The Apple iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS. Apple iPad mini's construction is way thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT.
Apple iPad mini has a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 768 x 1024 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels count in each inch in the screen. Microsoft Surface RT features a little bit better hardware performance than iPad mini, because it has 2 more cores, a greater amount of RAM and a much better 520 MHz GPU.
The iPad mini and the Microsoft Surface RT feature quite similar memory to store more apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The iPad mini has a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad mini shoots greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad mini also has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Apple iPad mini is way more expensive than the Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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