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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 18.x |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (A17 Pro) is a bit better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a 63.3 score against 58.7. IPad mini (A17 Pro) is a thinner and notably lighter tablet device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows operating system.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a little bit better performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has less CPU cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a better display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lot lower 1488 x 2266px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater display density.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) features as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a camera with more megapixels. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a battery life that's very similar to the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro one.
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