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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.64 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 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 |
| 4.29 | 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 |
| 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
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having a score of 63.3 against 58.4. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a lighter and incredibly thinner portable tablet than Microsoft Surface RT. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT operating system.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a lot better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1488 x 2266px. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a way bigger storage for applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface RT has a much better performing processing unit than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) and Microsoft Surface RT both feature really similar batteries performance. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) captures way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back facing camera with a much better 12 mega pixels resolution and a way higher (4K) video definition.
Although Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Microsoft Surface RT. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get Microsoft Surface RT, giving up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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