Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) vs iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) $1,000
iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
A12 Bionic
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
4-Core A12
Memory
8GB
Memory
3GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch
Display
7.9" LCD IPS 2048×1536 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 40% faster vs iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019)
  • 28% slower vs Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022)
Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) - GB6S 1,865
x1.4
iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019) - GB6S 1,335
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 87% faster vs iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019)
  • 47% slower vs Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022)
Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) - GB6M 5,680
x1.87
iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019) - GB6M 3,030
x1

FP32

  • 2.67x faster vs iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019)
  • 63% slower vs Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022)
Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) - 1.54 TFLOPS FP32
x2.67
iPad mini 5 (A12, Early 2019) - 576 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
A12 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.49GHz Clock
Core i5-1235U vs A12 Bionic Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
4-Core A12
256 Shaders
1125MHz
Shared Memory
20 FPS 1080p
17%
1.54 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
576 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz vs 4-Core A12 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
3GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
4 Tabs
1%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
13"
LCD IPS
7.9"
LCD IPS
13"
7.9"
Area
78 in² (503.2 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
30 in² (193.3 cm²)
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
2880×1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
Resolution
2048×1536
3.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
2880×1920
2048×1536
LED Backlight
1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,300:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
2880×1920
2048×1536
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
Max FPS
120 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
-
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 1080p
Features
Autofocus
-
Video Stabilization
-
Features
Autofocus
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
-
-
-
-
-
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Facial
Fingerprint
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Intel
XMM 7360
4G
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 450Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
-
-
Location
iBeacon
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Data
1x Lightning (480Mbps)
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
12W
5.20V
2.40A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
Surface Connect
USB-A
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
-
USB-A
Removable Cable
-
50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
19.6Wh
5124mAh
3.82V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Windows
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
203.2 mm (8 in)
Width
134.8 mm (5.3 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.200 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
Weight
300 g (10.58 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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