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Apple iPad 3
64 GBApple iPad mini 3
64 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 67.7 | 75.2 |
| 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 | 11.68 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 335.00 | $ 320.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| 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 iPad mini 3 is much better than iPad 3, getting a 75.2 score against 67.7. IPad mini 3's construction is extremely newer, somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter than the iPad 3. These devices have iOS operating system, but the iPad mini 3 has a more recent 8.x version and iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version, so it provides you a couple additional features and some performance improvements.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a quite better performance than iPad 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit and 1 GB of RAM, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64-bits processing unit and an extra graphics processor. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a little sharper screen than iPad 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a bit higher display pixel density.
Apple iPad mini 3's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Apple iPad 3's one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Apple iPad mini 3 takes clearer photographs and videos than iPad 3. Both have a same size aperture, a 5 megapixels back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition.
IPad 3 features a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has an 82 percent larger battery size.
Apple iPad mini 3 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper.
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