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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 10 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-10-16 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 324 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 6's overall score of 81.5. Even though the Apple iPad mini (2019) and Microsoft Surface Pro 6 were released with only a few months difference, the Apple iPad mini (2019) is incredibly lighter and thinner. Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 6 comes with Windows 10 OS.
Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a brighter display than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a much lower 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher quantity of pixels per display inch. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a better performing CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a 64-bits processor.
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has 1000 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad mini (2019) features a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. The Apple iPad mini (2019) captures greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. Both have the same video frame rates, a camera with an 8 mega-pixels and the same video resolution.
The iPad mini (2019) is more expensive than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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