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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, having an 85.9 score against 63.2. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and way thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro operating system.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot more pixels per inch of screen. The iPad mini (2019) features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
IPad mini (2019) has a more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has less RAM memory and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a greater number of cores. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a lot better video definition and a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a much longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro.
IPad mini (2019) costs more money than Microsoft Surface Pro, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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