Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015) vs iPad mini (A5, Late 2012)

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel 6th Gen, Late 2015) $900
iPad mini (A5, Late 2012) $329
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
CPU
Core m3-6Y30
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
4GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736×1824 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch
CPU Image
Core m3-6Y30
2 Cores
4 Threads
900MHz Clock
CPU Image
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30 vs A5 (iPad) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
12.8 GFLOPS FP32
0%
HD 515 850MHz vs PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5 Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
512MB
LPDDR2-800
8 Tabs
2%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
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16GB
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186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.3"
LCD IPS
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7.9"
LCD IPS
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Area
69.8 in² (450.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
30 in² (193.3 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2736×1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
Resolution
1024×768
0.8 Million Pixels
163 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coverage
98% sRGB
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Fully Laminated
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ 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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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
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Features
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Autofocus
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
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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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
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Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
15.00V
1.60A
5W
5.00V
1.00A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
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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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38.2Wh
5093mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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16.5Wh
4440mAh
3.72V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 9 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
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
8.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.500 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
786 g (27.73 oz)
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Weight
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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