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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2018-10-16 | 2019-03-18 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 550.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i7 8650U chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a bit better than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, having an 85.9 score against 81.5. Apple iPad mini (2019)'s design is noticeably thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, although both of them were released with only 5 months difference. Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has Windows 10 OS.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a better performing processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has 13 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a higher number of faster cores. IPad mini (2019) counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels amount per inch of display.
IPad mini (2019) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 6. Both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (2019), because it has more internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini (2019) has a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is more expensive than the Microsoft Surface Pro 6, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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