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Apple iPad 3
32 GBApple iPad mini 3
16 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 66 | 72.3 |
| 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 675.00 | $ 325.00 |
| 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| 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
Apple iPad mini 3 has a global score of 72.3, which is a little bit better than the iPad 3's general score of 66. The Apple iPad mini 3 design is extremely newer, somewhat thinner and notably lighter than the iPad 3. Both of these devices work with iOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad mini 3 has a more recent 8.x version and iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version.
Apple iPad mini 3 has a little sharper screen than iPad 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a quite higher pixels density. The iPad mini 3 features a quite better hardware performance than iPad 3, and although they both have the same number of cores and 1 GB of RAM, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64-bits CPU and an extra GPU.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 3. They have a 5 mega pixels camera in the back, the same video frame rate, a F2.4 camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than iPad mini 3, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad 3 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has an 82 percent bigger battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Apple iPad mini 3 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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