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Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-03-31 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 349.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| x7-Z8700, 64-bit (Single-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA and EDGE | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 has a score of 72, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 3's score of 65.9. The iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 3 comes with Windows 8.1 OS. The iPad mini 2 is an older tablet than the Microsoft Surface 3, but it's incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
Apple iPad mini 2 features a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048. The Apple iPad mini 2 features a more powerful processor than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor, a 64-bits CPU and 1 more processing cores (but slower).
The iPad mini 2 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a way less MP back camera and a lower video resolution. The Microsoft Surface 3 features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 2 features a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 3.
Apple iPad mini 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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