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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GBApple iPad mini 3
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 280.00 | $ 360.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is slightly better than the iPad mini 3, getting a overall score of 77.7 against 77.4. The Apple iPad Air is a extremely heavier device than the iPad mini 3, but both of them have the same thickness. Both tablets in this review use the same iOS 8.x OS. The iPad Air has a bit superior processor than Apple iPad mini 3. Both of them have a 1 GB RAM, a 600 MHz graphics processing unit, 2 cores and a 64 bits processor.
The iPad mini 3 features a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch. IPad mini 3's camera is very similar to the camera in iPad Air, both of them have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video quality, a same size diafragm aperture and a back camera with a 5 MP resolution.
IPad mini 3's memory capacity to store more apps and games is just as good as iPad Air's one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air counts with a really longer battery life than iPad mini 3, because it has a 39 percent more battery size.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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