iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017)

iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021) $499
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017) $800
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
Base Price (MSRP)
$800
CPU
A15 Bionic (iPad)
CPU
Core m3-7Y30
GPU
5-Core A15
GPU
HD 615 900MHz
Memory
4GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
128GB
Display
8.3" LCD IPS 2266×1488 Touch
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736×1824 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.59x faster vs Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017)
  • 72% slower vs iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021)
iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021) - GB6S 2,155
x3.59
Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017) - GB6S 600
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 4.66x faster vs Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017)
  • 79% slower vs iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021)
iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021) - GB6M 5,590
x4.66
Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017) - GB6M 1,200
x1

FP32

  • 4.94x faster vs Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017)
  • 80% slower vs iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021)
iPad mini 6 (A15, Late 2021) - 1.71 TFLOPS FP32
x4.94
Surface Pro 5 (Intel 7th Gen, Mid 2017) - 346 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
A15 Bionic (iPad)
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.93GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core m3-7Y30
2 Cores
4 Threads
1GHz Clock
A15 Bionic (iPad) vs Core m3-7Y30 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
5-Core A15
640 Shaders
1338MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 615 900MHz
192 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.71 TFLOPS FP32
3%
5 FPS 1080p
4%
346 GFLOPS FP32
1%
5-Core A15 vs HD 615 900MHz Full Specs Comparison
4GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
LPDDR3-1866
8 Tabs
2%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
128GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
186 min 4K Video
5%
8.3"
LCD IPS
12.3"
LCD IPS
8.3"
12.3"
Area
31.6 in² (203.9 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
69.8 in² (450.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
Brightness
450 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
2266×1488
3.4 Million Pixels
326 PPI
Resolution
2736×1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
2266×1488
2736×1824
LED Backlight
1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
97% DCI-P3
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
-
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
2266×1488
2736×1824
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
-
Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
-
Max Front FPS
60 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Features
Flash
Autofocus
Center Stage
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Features
-
Autofocus
-
-
Video Stabilization
-
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
-
-
-
-
-
Fingerprint
Facial
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
-
Location
iBeacon
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x micro SDXC Card
External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
24W
15.00V
1.60A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
-
-
-
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
Surface Connect
-
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
19.2Wh
5034mAh
3.81V
Lithium-Ion
45Wh
5945mAh
7.57V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 13.5 Hours
iPadOS
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
Height
195.4 mm (7.7 in)
Width
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
6.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Height
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
8.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.500 L
Weight
293 g (10.34 oz)
Weight
784 g (27.65 oz)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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