| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-10-06 | -- |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has an overall score of 75.1, which is better than iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 score. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro OS, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a much thicker and extremely heavier tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a little faster CPU than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has an inferior number of cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) features a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1488 x 2266 and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixel count per inch of display.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) takes much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more internal memory.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a battery lifetime that is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 one.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is also cheaper, which makes it a very good choice.
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