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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2021-09-24 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| -- | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.21 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (6th Gen) is better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having a global score of 65 against 58.7. The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows operating system. The iPad mini (6th Gen) is a thinner and a lot lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a bit faster processor than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less megahertz CPU cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a much lower 1488 x 2266 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) captures much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a more mega-pixels back camera.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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