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Apple iPad 3
32 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2015-09-09 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 675.00 | $ 529.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 (20 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 35.00mm 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 |
| 7.81 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has a global score of 74.6, which is a little bit better than iPad 3's global score of 69.5. IPad mini 4's body is incredibly newer, noticeably thinner and extremely lighter than the iPad 3. IPad 3 has a bit more vivid display than iPad mini 4, because although it has a little lower pixels number in each inch of screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad 3 also counts with a bigger screen.
The Apple iPad mini 4 features a bit better processing unit than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini 4 also has more RAM. The Apple iPad mini 4 features a little bit better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a F2.4 camera aperture, the Apple iPad mini 4 also has a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Apple iPad mini 4 has a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has more internal memory capacity. The iPad 3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a 11560mAh battery size instead of 5124mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Apple iPad mini 4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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