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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 2, with an 85.9 score against 63.4. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a notably newer tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and way thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
IPad mini (2019) features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher display pixels density and a higher 1536 x 2048px resolution. The iPad mini (2019) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a really superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher number of cores, a greater amount of RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
The iPad mini (2019) costs a bit more than the Microsoft Surface 2, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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