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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-08-02 | -- |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.46 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 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 | 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Go has a general score of 66.5, which is just a bit better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 global score. Microsoft Surface Go is a a lot thicker and way heavier device than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much better display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a lot better screen pixels density. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features as much storage capacity to install games and applications as the Microsoft Surface Go, they have equal 128 GB internal memory.
Microsoft Surface Go features a very superior CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has an inferior number of cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro)'s battery life is very similar to the battery duration in Microsoft Surface Go. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a way higher 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Microsoft Surface Go is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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