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Apple iPad 4
64 GBApple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 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 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 485.00 | $ 345.00 |
| 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 |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 slightly better than the iPad 4, having a score of 72.3 against 68.6. The iPad mini 3 is a way lighter and somewhat thinner tablet than iPad 4. These devices come with iOS OS (operating system), but iPad mini 3 has a newer 8.x version while iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a slightly better looking display than iPad 4, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1536 x 2048 resolution, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad 4 counts with a way bigger memory for apps and games than iPad mini 3, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a little better performance than iPad 4, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has a better 600 megahertz graphics processing unit and a 64-bits processor.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a camera that is just as good as the camera in iPad 4, both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a F2.4 camera aperture, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a back facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution. IPad mini 3 counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad 4.
Apple iPad mini 3 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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