Compare Surface Pro 8 vs Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Plus vs Apple iPad mini 6
Variants
LTE
WiFi i3
WiFi i5
WiFi i7
WiFi
WiFi + LTE
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone + 1x Surface Connect
1x USB-C + 1x USB + 1x Headphone + 1x Surface Connect + 1x microSD
USB-C 3.1 GEN1 + Magnetic connector
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 + LTE
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 + optional 5G
Construction
Battery | Capacity
51.5 Wh
19.3 Wh
Camera | Front
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
5.0MP front-facing camera + Windows Hello face authentication camera
12MP, f/2.4
Camera | Rear
10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera
12MP, f/1.8, 5x digital zoom
Colors
Graphite, Platinum
Platinum, Matte Black
Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Material
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
Microphone
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual microphones
Speakers
2W stereo speakers
1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
Quad speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
208 mm / 8.2 inch
201 mm / 7.9 inch
6.3 mm / 0.25"
Size | Height
9.3 mm / 0.37 inch
8.5 mm / 0.33 inch
195.4 mm / 7.69"
Size | Width
287 mm / 11.3 inch
292 mm / 11.5 inch
134.8 mm / 5.3"
Weight
891 g / 1.96 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
3:2
Brightness
500 nits
Display Diagonal
13 inch
12.3 inch
8.3 inch
Display Type
PixelSense IPS
PixelSense IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Pixel Density
267 ppi
267 ppi
326 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
2880 x 1920
2736 x 1824
2266 x 1488
Function
Chipset
A15 Bionic chip
GPS
Cellular model only
Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
5-core GPU
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Pro
iPadOS 15
Operating Temperature
0-35 °C
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 or i7-1185G7
6-core CPU
SIM
Nano SIM
Nano SIM
Nano SIM / eSIM 5G
Security
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security, Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Accelerometer + Gyroscope + Magnetometer + Ambient light sensor
Touch ID, Three‐axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Touch Screen
10-point multitouch
10-point multitouch
Video Codecs
HEVC and H.264
Video Recording | Front
FHD 60p
Video Recording | Rear
4K 60p, FHD 240p
Voice Assistance
Siri
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Up to 10 hours
Memory | Capacity
8, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x
LPDDR4x
Power Supply
20 W
Storage
512 GB or 1 TB SSD / 128 or 256 GB removable SSD
64 or 256 GB
Production
Accessory
Digitizer: Surface Pen / Surface Slim Pen 2
Digitizer: Surface Pen
Supports Apple Pencil 2nd-gen
Availability
2021-09-24
Debut
2021-09
2021-01-11 (CES 2021)
2021-09-14
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