📱 Model features |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Model | iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Surface RT (32GB) |
| Other model names | iPad mini 2 A1489 (WiFi) | Tablet Microsoft Surface RT 1 |
| Country or region available | 
(Global, International) |
(Global, International) |
| Brand | Apple | Microsoft |
| Release date | 11/12/2013 | 10/26/2012 |
| Depth | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) | 9.4 millimeters (0.37 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 134.7 x 200 millimeters (5.3 x 7.87 in) | 172 x 274.6 millimeters (6.77 x 10.81 in) |
| Weight | 331 grams (11.59 ounces) | 680 grams (23.8 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| System version | iOS 7.0 | Windows RT 8.0 |
| Firmware update | iOS 12 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Chipset | 64bit: Apple A7 APL0698 (28nm) | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T30L) (40nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor:
2x 1.3GHz Cyclone ARM v8 (Dual-core) | Penta-core, 2 processors:
4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-core)
1x 500MHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR G6430 MP4 | NVIDIA GeForce ULP MP12 (416MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | Browsermark: 73180 (v1) |
💽 Memory and storage |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR3 | 2GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 16GB (12GB available) | 32GB (15GB available)
SSD |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC
(dedicated slot) |
📲 Display |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 7.9" inches | 10.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~71.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1536x2048 pixels | 768x1366 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch 5-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 324 PPI | 148 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Network technology | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band detailsCollapse details |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 1280x720 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.4 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 33mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.2 megapixels | 1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x960 pixels | 1280x720 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Loudspeaker | feature not registered | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, MOV | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, M4A | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | USB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Proprietary TV-out | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Sensors | Accelerometer
Ambient Light sensor
Compass
Gyroscope | Accelerometer
Ambient Light sensor
Compass
Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Not supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Battery type | LiPo: Li-Ion polymer (Non removable) | LiPo: Li-Ion polymer (Non removable)
P21GK3 |
| Battery capacity | 6400 mAh | 4120 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| Call control | Not supported | Not supported |
| Messaging | E-mail, Push mail | E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | feature not registered | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Dock with QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black on slate, White on silver
• Oleophobic coating on Retina display
• Aluminium body
• FaceTime
• Siri natural language
• iCloud cloud service
• Twitter and Facebook
• Lightning connector port
• OpenGL ES 3.0 | • Colors: Dark Titanium
• Optional Touch Cover with keyboard
• WiFi Direct
• Microsoft Office 2013 RT |
☢️ Radiation rate |
| Apple iPad mini 2 (WiFi 16GB) | Microsoft Surface RT (32GB) |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |