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Apple iPad 3
64 GB VerizonApple iPad mini 2
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 72 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 475.00 | $ 275.00 |
| 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | 33.00mm 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+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 2 is a bit better than the Apple iPad 3, getting a score of 72 against 71.1. IPad mini 2's construction is newer, thinner and extremely lighter than the Apple iPad 3. Both tablets in this comparison use iOS OS (operating system), but iPad mini 2 has a more recent 8.x version while Apple iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version.
IPad mini 2 has a greater processing power than iPad 3, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 1 GB RAM memory, the iPad mini 2 also has a graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad mini 2 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048, the Apple iPad mini 2 also counts with a little higher pixel number per inch in the screen.
IPad mini 2 has a bit better camera than Apple iPad 3. They have a F2.4 camera aperture, the same video resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a 5 mega-pixels resolution camera. The Apple iPad 3 features much more memory to store more games and applications than iPad mini 2, because it has 48 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad 3 has a much better battery performance than iPad mini 2, because it has a 79 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, iPad mini 2 is also by far the cheapest.
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