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Microsoft Surface Pro
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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-06-18 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A5 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini has a global score of 68.1, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro's 63.2 general score. Apple iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro counts with Windows 8 Pro OS. Apple iPad mini is a way lighter and thinner tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro. Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a bit sharper screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a much bigger display and a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
The Microsoft Surface Pro features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini, because it has more internal storage. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a better performance than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro also has a faster 650 MHz graphics processing unit and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The iPad mini has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera with a lot higher resolution. The iPad mini features a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Apple iPad mini is also by far the cheapest one.
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