Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Microsoft Surface Duo Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Aug 12, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $679 3GB/64GB - $529 Wi-Fi only version - $549	6GB/128GB - $1399

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm
Folded
	(145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm)
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g Wi-Fi only - 300.5 g	8.82 oz / 250.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Glacier

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	8.1-inch, 71.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	AMOLED
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	2700x1800px, 3:2 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	360° folding
Front cover display
	5.6 inches 1800 x1350 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Part of the main display
Rear cover display
	5.6 inches 1350 x1800 px AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Part of the main display

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer	3577 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	11 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) EIS
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	aptX

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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