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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iOS 9.x |
| 2013-09-23 | 2015-09-09 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 630.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.19 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is better than the Microsoft Surface 2, having a 75.6 score against 63.4. IPad mini 4 is a newer device, and it's also incredibly lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. The iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a better screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a lot higher count of pixels per inch in the display. Apple iPad mini 4 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a little better processing power than Apple iPad mini 4, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM, the Microsoft Surface 2 also has more CPU cores. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2. The iPad mini 4 shoots way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the iPad mini 4 also has a camera with much more megapixels.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the Apple iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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