We compare Apple's iPad Mini 2 Retina against Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 to see which tablet device is the better purchase.
According to the Fuse Joplin, the iPad Mini 2 Retina has a premium design, and Apple has put aluminum materials in the tablet. The back is quite simple, it has the rear camera in the upper left and the Apple logo in the center of the device. The front panel is protected with oleophobic coating and has thick bezels. It has a LED-backlit IPS LCD screen measuring 7.9 inches, and renders a resolution of 1536×2048 pixels at 324ppi. Its dimensions are 200×134.7×7.5 mm, and has 2 weight variants: 331 grams for the WiFi variant, and 341 grams for the 3G/LTE variant.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2's chasis is made up of magnesium alloy, and it looks like a laptop because of its keyboard, which is sold separately, along with the cover. It has 10.6inch ClearType Full HD display that supports a resolutuion of 1920x1080pixels at 214ppi pixel density. Its physical dimensions are 275×173×13.5mm, and its heavier at around 900 grams.
The Apple iPad Mini 2 has the Apple A7 Dual-core 1.3GHz Cyclone, paired with PowerVR G6430 graphics and 1GB of RAM DDR3. It has several variants of internal memory: 16, 32, 64, and 128 GB. It original run on the iOS7, and it can now be upgraded to the iOS 8.1.2.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has an Intel Core i5 4200U processor paired with a TPM chipset. It has in two variants of RAM: 4 and 8 GB, while the internal memories are 64, 128, 256 and 512 GB and there’s a microSDXC card reader. It runs on the Windows 8.1 OS.
The Apple tablet has a Li-Po battery with 6470 mAh capacity that last 10 hours of multimedia usage. It has 5MP primary camera whose, but lacks the desired LED flash, preventing the users from taking photos in low light conditions. The its secondary camera is at 1.2 MP.
The Surface Pro 2 has 151.2 kJ (42 Wh) battery that can last 7.5 hours and both its camera is at 1.2 MP.
According to Amazon.com, Surface Pro 2 has various prices: $700 (64GB), $1000 (28GB), $1200 (256GB), and $1400 (512GB). The iPad Mini 3 16GB WiFi is around $292, and the 32GB variant is around $456.
