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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
128 GBApple iPad mini
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-05-20 | 0000-00-00 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| $ 383.00 | $ 235.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 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 |
| 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
The Apple iPad mini has a general score of 65.2, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro 3's 63.4 global score. The Apple iPad mini is a a lot lighter and incredibly thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a bit better looking screen than iPad mini, because it has a lot better 1440 x 2160 resolution, a much larger screen and more pixels per inch of screen. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with much more memory for games and applications than Apple iPad mini, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has a bit faster processing unit than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 also counts with 3,5 GB more RAM memory. IPad mini counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. They have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and a 5 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
IPad mini has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Apple iPad mini is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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