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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 11 | iOS 9.x |
| -- | 2015-09-09 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 31.43 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 9.9 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 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 | |
| 6200mAh Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 4 is better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8, having a general score of 75.6 against 64.8. Apple iPad mini 4 is a incredibly lighter and much thinner tablet device than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. The Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 works with Windows 11 OS.
Apple iPad mini 4 features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower 2048 x 1536px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better count of pixels in each inch in the screen. The iPad mini 4 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has a much greater processing power than iPad mini 4, because it has more RAM memory and more processing cores. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features longer battery performance than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 6200mAh of battery capacity. IPad mini 4 has a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, although it has a camera with a worse resolution.
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