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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2022-03-18 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 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 | |
| 10.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) is a bit better than Apple iPad mini 3, with an 81.4 score against 77.5. The Apple iPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x operating system. The Apple iPad Air (2022) body is newer and thinner than Apple iPad mini 3's, but it is also notably heavier.
Apple iPad Air (2022) features a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and 6 more cores. IPad mini 3 has a little more vivid screen than iPad Air (2022), because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a quite greater pixels quantity per display inch.
IPad mini 3's camera is very similar to iPad Air (2022)'s camera, although the iPad mini 3 has a much lower resolution back camera and a way tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a superior memory for apps and games than Apple iPad Air (2022), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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