Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4) vs iPad mini (A5)

Microsoft Surface 2 (Tegra 4) $450
iPad mini (A5) $329
Base Price (MSRP)
$450
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
CPU
Tegra 4
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
Tegra 4
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
2GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
32GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Tegra 4
5 Cores
5 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
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Tegra 4
48 Shaders
672MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.06 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
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2GB
LPDDR3-1866
512MB
LPDDR2-800
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
32GB
16GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.6"
LCD IPS
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7.9"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
163 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
Gobi 4000
4G
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 100Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
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Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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1x micro-HDMI 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
24W
12.00V
2.00A
5W
5.00V
1.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect 5-Pin
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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31.5Wh
4257mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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16.5Wh
4440mAh
3.72V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
8.9 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
200 mm (7.9 in)
Width
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
7.2 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
680 g (23.99 oz)
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308 g (10.86 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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