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| Global Score | |
| 64.4 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Microsoft |
| Android | Windows 8 Pro |
| 2014-05-15 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.96 x 5.33 x 0.33 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 12.70 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi MiPad is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, with a score of 64.4 against 63.2. Xiaomi MiPad is a newer tablet, and it's also noticeably lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro. Xiaomi MiPad comes with Android operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system.
The Xiaomi MiPad counts with a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has lesser RAM and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more CPU cores. The Xiaomi MiPad counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per screen inch and a higher resolution of 2048 x 1536.
The Xiaomi MiPad has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a back facing camera with a way better resolution and a much better (Full HD) video definition. Microsoft Surface Pro features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi MiPad, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage.
The Xiaomi MiPad features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Xiaomi MiPad not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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