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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.31 x 6.26 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.24 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is much better than Amazon Fire HD 10, having a 77.5 score against 54.8. IPad mini 3 is a notably lighter portable tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 10, but they are equally thin. The iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 10 works with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a way better screen than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a little faster processor than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, and they both have 1 GB of RAM, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much better memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 10. The iPad mini 3 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 10. Both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a same resolution camera and the same video frame rate.
IPad mini 3 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 10, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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