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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-06-18 | 2021-09-24 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| -- | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 4.29 | 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
IPad mini (6th Gen) has a general score of 65, which is better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 general score. The iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS. The iPad mini (6th Gen) is a extremely newer device, and it's also much thinner and incredibly lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT.
The Microsoft Surface RT features a much better performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 2 less CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features an incredibly better screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 1488 x 2266 resolution and a lot higher display pixels density.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) features as much storage capacity for apps and games as Microsoft Surface RT, and although the iPad mini (6th Gen) has no slot for an SD memory card, they both have equal 64 GB internal storage. IPad mini (6th Gen) features a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
The iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot better 12 MP resolution camera in the back and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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