Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface

Announced On:October, 2012

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Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Announced On:September, 2021

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Microsoft Surface vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

Microsoft Surface	Apple iPad mini (2021)

Price
EUR: €260	EUR: €550
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm (10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
680.4 g (1.50 lb)	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
Built-in kickstand	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Dark Titanium	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models
	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2

Type
Display
TFT ClearType technology	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
10.6 inches, 309.7 cm² (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1366 x 768 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~148 ppi density)	1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 5 fingers
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
No cellular connectivity	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 64GB ROM, 2GB RAM	64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No

GPRS
Connectivity
No
EDGE
No
Speed
	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP	5.0, A2DP
USB
USB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
1.2 MP	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
720p	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Video: 720p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC
Video Format Support
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Microsoft Windows RT	iPadOS 15
Upgradable
	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Nvidia Tegra 3 T30	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9	Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
ULP GeForce	Apple GPU (5-core)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
No	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion battery, non-removable (31.5 Wh)	Li-Ion, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Standby
Up to 360 h
Talk Time
Up to 8 h	Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Features
Additional Features
Photo viewer/editor Microsoft Office 2013 RT

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