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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| -- | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 is a lot better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a score of 77.5 against 60.6. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. The iPad mini 3 counts with a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores and 7 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch in the screen. The iPad mini 3's camera is just as good as the camera in iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although the iPad mini 3 has a back facing camera with way less megapixels and a lot tinier camera aperture which is not nice for shooting photos and video in poorly lited environments.
IPad mini 3 counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad mini 3 has a very superior battery life than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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