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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 72.3 |
| 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 | $ 345.00 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| 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 Apple iPad mini 3 is a little bit better than Apple iPad Air (2020), having a score of 72.3 against 71.7. The Apple iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS. Even though Apple iPad mini 3 is way older and a lot thicker than the Apple iPad Air (2020), it's construction is still noticeably lighter.
IPad mini 3 has just a bit better screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. The iPad Air (2020) counts with a superior performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have a 64-bits CPU, the iPad Air (2020) also counts with more processing cores.
The iPad Air (2020) has a lot better camera than iPad mini 3, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels, a way bigger aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. IPad Air (2020) has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than iPad mini 3, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini 3 has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad mini 3 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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