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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iOS 9.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2015-09-09 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A8 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, with a 75.6 score against 63.2. The iPad mini 4 works with iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro operating system. IPad mini 4 is a notably newer device, and it's also a lot thinner and incredibly lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a much better pixel amount per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 2048 x 1536. Apple iPad mini 4 and Microsoft Surface Pro feature really similar storage capacity for games and applications, and although the Apple iPad mini 4 has no slot for an external memory card, they both have the same internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a graphics processor, a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. The iPad mini 4 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a lot better 1920x1080 video quality and a lot more MP camera.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro.
The iPad mini 4 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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