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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8 Pro | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2021-09-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| -- | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro, getting a score of 65 against 63.2. Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro works with Windows 8 Pro operating system. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) body is much newer, thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a way better performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 4 less cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. IPad mini (6th Gen) has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a much higher number of pixels per inch in the screen.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) takes greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back camera with a much better resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a much longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro.
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