| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iOS 9.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 2015-09-09 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5124mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The iPad mini 4 has a score of 75.6, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 4's overall score of 75.1. Even though iPad mini 4 and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 were released with only a few months difference, iPad mini 4 is extremely lighter and a lot thinner. The iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has Windows 10 Pro operating system.
Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a way worse resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little higher screen pixel density. The Apple iPad mini 4 has a much better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 14 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more cpu cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features much more storage for games and applications than iPad mini 4, because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 4 has a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The iPad mini 4 takes way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
Apple iPad mini 4 is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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