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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 460.00 |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 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 |
| 8.25 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s general score of 77. Even though Apple iPad mini 3 is much older and just a little thicker than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), it's design is still notably lighter. IPad mini 3 has a sharper display than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal 1536 x 2048px resolution, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a little better display density.
Apple iPad mini 3's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) one, both of them have the same internal memory. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) and the iPad mini 3 both count with incredibly similar processing units, because although the iPad mini 3 has an inferior number of cores and they are also slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics processing unit.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a way better battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has a 39% bigger battery capacity. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a slightly better camera than iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a same size camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) also has a lot higher 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Apple iPad mini 3 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this tablet an obvious call.
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