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Apple iPad 4
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBApple iPad mini 3
64 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 75.3 |
| 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 |
| 23.00 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 295.00 | $ 289.00 |
| 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 | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| 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
IPad mini 3 is much better than Apple iPad 4, having a overall score of 75.3 against 65.5. The iPad mini 3 design is way lighter and thinner than the Apple iPad 4. Both of these tablets come with iOS operating system, but iPad mini 3 has a newer 8.x version and Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x. The iPad mini 3 has a bit better looking display than iPad 4, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a little greater pixels density.
Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a little faster CPU than iPad 4, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor and a 1 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has a 64 bits processor and a much better graphics processor working at 600 megahertz. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 4, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad mini 3 features a very superior battery life than iPad 4. IPad mini 3 and iPad 4 both count with really similar cameras, they have the same resolution camera, the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rates and the same aperture.
IPad mini 3 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, making it an easy choice.
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