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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 375.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) is a lot better than Microsoft Surface 3, with an 85.9 score against 66.3. The iPad mini (2019) is a extremely newer device, and it is also much thinner and lighter than the Microsoft Surface 3. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen pixels density and a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
IPad mini (2019) has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has 128 GB more internal storage. The iPad mini (2019) has a much faster CPU than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better battery life than Microsoft Surface 3. IPad mini (2019) features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface 3. They have the same video frame rates, a same resolution camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
The iPad mini (2019) is way more expensive than the Microsoft Surface 3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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