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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-08-02 | -- |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 18.41 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.46 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), with a 66.5 score against 61. Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 OS, and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a lot greater pixel amount per inch in the screen.
Microsoft Surface Go counts with a superior storage for applications and games than iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much faster CPU than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has lesser CPU cores (although they are faster). The iPad mini (7th Gen) and Microsoft Surface Go feature extremely similar battery durations.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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