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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 11 |
| 2021-09-24 | -- |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Graphite and Platinum |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.71 |
| 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 | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.68 |
| 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) has a global score of 65, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8's global score of 64.8. The iPad mini (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 8 comes with Windows 11 operating system. IPad mini (6th Gen) is a a lot thinner and much lighter device than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. IPad mini (6th Gen) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera in the back with more mega-pixels. Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has improved battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 22 percent bigger battery capacity.
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