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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2018-10-16 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| -- | 16 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 5.85 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is way better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), getting an 81.5 score against 65. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 works with Windows 10 OS, while iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. Microsoft Surface Pro 6's body is way older, a lot heavier and extremely thicker than the iPad mini (6th Gen).
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with just a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a bit worse 1488 x 2266 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels amount per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a much better performing processor than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores (but faster).
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage capacity. IPad mini (6th Gen) features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a lot better (4K) video definition and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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