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| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iOS 9.x |
| 2019-10-23 | 2015-09-09 |
| 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Matte Black and Platinum | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 4 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, with a overall score of 75.6 against 66.9. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with iOS 9.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 comes with Windows 10 OS. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPad mini 4 is noticeably older than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, it's body is extremely lighter and extremely thinner.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a better processing unit than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a much lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater pixels density.
The iPad mini 4 captures a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. They have a camera with an 8 mega pixels, the same video definition and the same video frame rate. The iPad mini 4's storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to Microsoft Surface Pro 7's one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 4 has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, iPad mini 4 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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