Compare Microsoft Surface Pro X (2020) vs Surface Duo 2 vs Apple iPad mini 6
Variants
Microsoft SQ 1
Microsoft SQ 2
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
Connectivity
Ports
2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Surface Connect
USB-C 3.2 GEN2
USB-C 3.1 GEN1 + Magnetic connector
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0 + LTE
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1 + NFC
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 + optional 5G
Construction
Battery | Capacity
39.2 Wh
4449 mAh (typical) dual battery
19.3 Wh
Camera | Front
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
12MP, f/2.0, 24 mm,1.0µm
12MP, f/2.4
Camera | Rear
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
12MP, f/1.8, 5x digital zoom
Camera | Rear | Telephoto
12MP, f/2.4 aperture, 51 mm, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS and 2X optical zoom
Camera | Rear | Ultra-Wide
16MP, f/2.2 aperture, 13 mm, 1.0µm, 110o diagonal field of view with distortion correction
Camera | Rear | Wide
12MP, f/1.7 aperture, 27 mm, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF and OIS
Colors
Matte Black, Platinum
Glacier, Obsidian
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Material
Signature anodized aluminum with carbon composite fan less thermal cooling
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Microphone
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual microphones
Speakers
2W stereo speakers with Dolby Audio
Stereo speakers
Quad speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
208 mm
5.5 mm (unfolded) / 11.0 mm (folded)
6.3 mm / 0.25"
Size | Height
7.3 mm
145.2 mm
195.4 mm / 7.69"
Size | Width
287 mm
184.5 mm (unfolded) / 92.1 mm (folded)
134.8 mm / 5.3"
Weight
774 g
284 g
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Brightness
800 nits
500 nits
Display Diagonal
13 inch
8.3 inch (unfolded) / 5.8 inch (folded)
8.3 inch
Display Type
PixelSense IPS
OLED, PixelSense Fuhsion displays (AMOLED)
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB, 100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
267 ppi
401 ppi
326 ppi
Refresh Rate
90 Hz
Resolution
2880 x 1920
2688 x 1892
2266 x 1488
Function
Bluetooth Profiles
aptX, aptX HD
Chipset
A15 Bionic chip
GPS
Assisted GPS and GLONASS support
GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS
Cellular model only
Graphics
5-core GPU
HDR
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10 Home on ARM / Windows 11 on ARM
Android 11
iPadOS 15
Operating Temperature
0-35 °C
Processor
ARM Microsoft SQ 1 or Microsoft SQ 2 (new for 2020)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
6-core CPU
SIM
Nano SIM
1x nanoSIM + 1x eSIM 5G
Nano SIM / eSIM 5G
Security
Firmware TPM chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support + Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Fingerprint
Sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Dual Accelerometer, Dual Gyroscope, Dual Magnetometer, Dual Ambient Light Sensor, Dual Proximity Sensor, Hall Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multitouch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording
4K 60 fps / FHD 60 fps / slow-mo 240 fps
Video Recording | Front
1080p full HD video
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
1080p HD and 4k video
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Voice Assistance
Siri
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 15 hours of typical device usage
Up to 15.5 h or video playback, 28 h of talk time
Up to 10 hours
Memory | Capacity
8GB or 16GB
8 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x
LPDDR5
Power Supply
60W power supply with additional 5W USB A charging Port
23 W
20 W
Storage
128, 256, or 512GB SSD
128, 256, 512 GB
64 or 256 GB
Production
Accessory
Digitizer: Surface Pen
Supports Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Availability
2021-10-21
2021-09-24
Debut
2020-10-01
2021-09
2021-09-14
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