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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (A17 Pro) is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, having a score of 63.3 against 63.2. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro operating system. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a notably lighter and noticeably thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better 1488 x 2266 resolution and a way higher display pixels density. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a much better performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much better resolution back facing camera and a much better video resolution. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has as much storage for applications and games as Microsoft Surface Pro, and although the iPad mini (A17 Pro) has no SD extension slot, they both have the same internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) and Microsoft Surface Pro count with quite similar batteries performance.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) is also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes it an easy choice.
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