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Apple iPad 3
16 GBApple iPad mini 3
64 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 290.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 has an overall score of 75.3, which is better than the iPad 3's overall score of 64.7. These tablets use iOS OS, but Apple iPad mini 3 has a newer 8.x version while iPad 3 has iOS 7.x. Apple iPad mini 3's design is extremely newer, noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner than the iPad 3.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1536 x 2048 resolution, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 3, because it has more internal storage.
IPad mini 3 has a better hardware performance than iPad 3, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64 bits CPU and an extra GPU. The iPad 3 features a way better battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity instead of 6350mAh.
IPad mini 3 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 3. Both of them have a 5 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a F2.4 camera aperture, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Apple iPad mini 3 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also cheaper, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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