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| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2019-10-23 | 2019-03-18 |
| 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Matte Black and Platinum | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, with an 85.9 score against 66.9. IPad mini (2019) is a a lot lighter and a lot thinner device than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although both were only released with a few months difference. The iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has Windows 10 OS.
IPad mini (2019) has a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per display inch. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a quite better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and 6 more CPU cores (but slower).
The iPad mini (2019) counts with much more storage capacity for apps and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because it has 128 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and the same resolution camera in the back.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a much better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Apple iPad mini (2019) is also cheaper than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
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