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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
| 2020-05-14 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a 77.5 score against 58.6. The Apple iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Although Apple iPad mini 3 is incredibly older than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), it's construction is incredibly thinner and a bit lighter.
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a lot better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and much more pixels per inch of display. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad mini 3, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a little bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. IPad mini 3 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
IPad mini 3 has a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
IPad mini 3 is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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