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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GBApple iPad mini 3
64 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.3 |
| 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 | 12.03 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 280.00 | $ 289.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air is a bit better than the Apple iPad mini 3, having a overall score of 77.7 against 75.3. Apple iPad Air's construction has the same thickness than the Apple iPad mini 3, but it is noticeably heavier. These devices come with the same iOS 8.x OS (Operating System), so both should offer identical OS features.
IPad Air counts with just a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini 3. They have the same number of cores, a 64 bits processor, a 1 GB RAM and a 600 megahertz graphics co-processor. The iPad mini 3 has a little more vivid screen than iPad Air, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a little higher pixel quantity in each screen inch.
IPad mini 3's camera is just as good as the camera in iPad Air, they have a F2.4 diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (Full HD) video quality. IPad Air has much more memory for applications and games than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad Air features a much longer battery duration than iPad mini 3, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 6350mAh.
Apple iPad Air is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet, making it a very good choice.
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