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Global Score
82.485.9
Basic Information
MicrosoftApple
Windows 10 ProiPadOS 13.x
2017-06-152019-03-18
11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches
27.65 ounces10.87 ounces
16 777 216Gold, Gray and Silver
Metal Aluminum
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 2699.00$ 679.00
Display / Screen
12.3 inches7.9 inches
1824 x 2736 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels
--IPS LCD
267 pixels per inch324 pixels per inch
--500 cd/m2 brightness
No touch screenNo touch screen
7.38.1
Performance
Intel Core-i7 chipsetApple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset
64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor
16 GB RAM3 GB RAM
Intel Iris Plus 640 GPUApple 4-core GPU GPU
9.0910.35
Storage
1000 GB internal memory256 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
2313.3
Camera
8.00 MP + 5.00 MP8.00 MP + 7.00 MP
--f/2.40 aperture
--32.00mm focal length
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
6.498.91
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
--Nano SIM, Dual SIM
2.46.1
Battery Life
--5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
1.366.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0, EDR
--GPS
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The iPad mini (2019) is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), with an 85.9 score against 82.4. IPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system. The iPad mini (2019) is a newer tablet, and it is also a lot thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).

IPad mini (2019) has a better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel quantity in each screen inch. IPad mini (2019) features a more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with 6 more processing cores (although they are slower) and a 64 bits processor.

Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a very superior storage for games and applications than iPad mini (2019), because it has more internal storage. IPad mini (2019) has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both of them have the same video quality, the same video frame rates and a same resolution camera.

Even being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad mini (2019) is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this tablet a great choice.




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