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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-08-02 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 367.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 is much better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a 75.6 score against 66.5. Apple iPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Go works with Windows 10 OS. Despite of the fact that Apple iPad mini 4 is way older than Microsoft Surface Go, it's design is lighter and incredibly thinner.
The Microsoft Surface Go has a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM. The iPad mini 4 features a lot better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and more pixels per display inch.
Microsoft Surface Go and iPad mini 4 both have quite similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have equal internal memory. The Apple iPad mini 4 captures greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Go. They have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same resolution camera.
Apple iPad mini 4 has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Apple iPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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