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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2020-10-16 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 729.00 | $ 360.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 iPad mini 3 is slightly better than iPad Air (2020), with a 77.4 score against 71.7. IPad mini 3 is a much older and much thicker tablet device than the iPad Air (2020), but Apple managed to build it way lighter anyway. IPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x OS.
The iPad Air (2020) has a greater processing power than Apple iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have a 64 bits CPU, the iPad Air (2020) also counts with a greater number of cores. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a quite lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel number per display inch.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad Air (2020). Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots greater videos and photos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a much larger aperture and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad mini 3 is also by far the cheapest.
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