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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows RT |
| 2021-09-24 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 327 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 8.64 |
| 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 | 1.00 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 | 4.29 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) is better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with a 65 score against 58.4. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) design is incredibly newer, way thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT OS.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher pixels density and a lot better 1488 x 2266 resolution. Microsoft Surface RT counts with as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), they have equal 64 GB internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface RT has a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 2 lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. The iPad mini (6th Gen) has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a much higher (4K) video definition.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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