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Microsoft Surface 2
64 GBApple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | $ 460.00 |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is way better than the Microsoft Surface 2, having a score of 77.5 against 63.4. IPad mini 3's body is newer, a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the Microsoft Surface 2. IPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 2 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS. IPad mini 3 counts with a brighter display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way higher pixel amount per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini 3 features a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad mini 3 features a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2. Apple iPad mini 3 takes a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have the same resolution camera, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality.
The iPad mini 3 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it a great choice.
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