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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 24.00 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 4.29 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (7th Gen) has an overall score of 61, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface RT's global score of 58.4. IPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS. The iPad mini (7th Gen) is a lighter and thinner tablet than Microsoft Surface RT. The Microsoft Surface RT has a much powerful processing unit than iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has less cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has an incredibly better screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1488 x 2266 resolution and a lot better screen density. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way more mega pixels camera and a way better (4K) video quality.
Apple iPad mini (7th Gen)'s memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as the Microsoft Surface RT one, and although the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has no slot for SD memory cards, they both have equal internal storage. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen)'s battery performance is very similar to Microsoft Surface RT's battery life.
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