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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows |
| 2021-09-24 | -- |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 13 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 5.85 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (6th Gen) is better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a 65 score against 58.7. The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows OS. The iPad mini (6th Gen) construction is lighter and incredibly thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a little bit better performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less megahertz cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lot smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad mini (6th Gen) captures greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a more mega pixels camera in the back.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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