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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-09-23 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 10 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (6th Gen) is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 2, getting a score of 65 against 63.4. IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 comes with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. IPad mini (6th Gen) is a extremely newer tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Microsoft Surface 2.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better 1488 x 2266 resolution and much more pixels per inch in the display. The Microsoft Surface 2 has a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has lesser processing cores.
The Microsoft Surface 2 has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as iPad mini (6th Gen), both of them have equal internal memory. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a camera with a lot better 12 mega-pixels resolution and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
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