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Microsoft Surface Pro 3
256 GB Core i7Apple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-05-20 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.36 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 28.16 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| $ 430.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 4300U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 2 has an overall score of 72, which is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3's general score of 68.5. The iPad mini 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 3 works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. IPad mini 2 is a extremely lighter and somewhat thinner tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, even though both of them were only released 7 months apart.
The iPad mini 2 features a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 2 processing cores, the iPad mini 2 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional graphics processing unit. Apple iPad mini 2 features a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro 3, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixel density and a slightly better 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 2, because it has 240 GB more internal memory. The iPad mini 2 shoots much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 3. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a 5 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same (Full HD) video definition.
The iPad mini 2 counts with a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 3.
IPad mini 2 is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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