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

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 12, 2020	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1399

Design

Dimensions
7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches 186.9 x 145.2 x 4.8 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Folded
(145.2 x 93.3 x 9.9 mm)
Weight
8.82 oz / 250.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Glacier	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
8.1-inch, 71.93% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2700x1800px, 3:2 ratio, 401 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
360° folding	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
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

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 640	Yes
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 6GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
3577 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera, Doubles as a selfie camera	Single camera
Main camera
11 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
aptX	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

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, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	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
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1500

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

Links

Full specifications
Microsoft Surface Duo Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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