Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm	11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches 287 x 208 x 9.3 mm
Weight
10.34 oz / 297.0 g	31.43 oz / 891.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight	Graphite, Platinum

Display

Size
8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 84.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits	120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2266x1488px, 327 PPI	2880x1920px, 3:2 ratio, 266 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Quad-core
GPU
Yes	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 16GB/128GB 32GB/128GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Windows (11)

Battery

Type
5078 mAh, Li - Polymer	6200 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	10 MP
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

With 32GB RAM

Memory	32GB

With Intel Core i7 11th Gen processor

System chip	Intel Core i7 1185G7 (10 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 4800 MHz

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