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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 679.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 7.83 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is way better than iPad 3's score of 71.1. The iPad mini (2019) is a a lot newer tablet device, and it's also incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than iPad 3. IPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 OS. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much faster CPU than iPad 3, because it has 2 GB more RAM, a higher number of cores and a 64-bit CPU.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a little more vivid display than iPad 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. IPad mini (2019) features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a much better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have a F2.4 camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the iPad mini (2019) also has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and faster video frame rate. Apple iPad 3 has a much better battery performance than iPad mini (2019), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
IPad mini (2019) is way more expensive than the iPad 3, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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