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Microsoft Surface Pro 2
512 GBApple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2013-09-23 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 292.00 | $ 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 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.77 | 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 and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, getting a overall score of 68.1 against 65.1. IPad mini is a thinner and notably lighter portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2. IPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a little more vivid screen than iPad mini, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 1920, a higher count of pixels per display inch and a lot bigger display.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a bit better processor than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have 2 processing cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 also counts with 7,5 GB more RAM memory. IPad mini has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 video definition.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad mini counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Apple iPad mini is also cheap compared to the Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
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