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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2020-09-18 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 459.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 is just a bit better than iPad (2020), getting a 72.3 score against 66.6. The Apple iPad mini 3 is a lighter tablet than the iPad (2020), but they have the same thickness. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a bit more vivid display than iPad (2020), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixels density.
Apple iPad (2020) has a much greater memory for games and applications than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 16 GB more internal storage. IPad (2020) has a little better performance than Apple iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the iPad (2020) also counts with a higher number of cores.
The iPad mini 3 features a much better battery duration than iPad (2020). IPad (2020) captures clearer photos and videos than iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a same size aperture and the same video frame rate, the iPad (2020) also has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
IPad mini 3 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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