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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2025-03-12 | 2014-10-16 |
| -- | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 324 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Apple iPad mini 3 has a score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 70.4. Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. IPad mini 3 counts with a much better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has lesser cpu cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and a graphics co-processor. Apple iPad mini 3's memory for games and applications is just as good as the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have the same internal storage.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes a lot better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a back camera with a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution, a way bigger aperture and a much higher (4K) video definition. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity.
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