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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-08-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Go, getting a 68.1 score against 66.5. The iPad mini is a a lot lighter and somewhat thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface Go. IPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 OS. The Microsoft Surface Go counts with just a bit better processing power than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Go also counts with 7,5 GB more RAM memory.
IPad mini has a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a lot worse count of pixels per inch in the display, a way smaller screen and a way lower 768 x 1024 pixels resolution. Microsoft Surface Go has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go. The Apple iPad mini features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a much less MP camera and a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Apple iPad mini not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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