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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 66 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 675.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 10.35 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is much better than the iPad 3's 66 general score. Apple iPad mini (2019) is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than the iPad 3. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and iPad 3 counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a slightly better looking screen than iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a much better processing power than Apple iPad 3, because it has a 64-bit processing unit, a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and faster).
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have the same video definition and a same size aperture, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has faster video frame rate and a lot better 8 megapixels resolution camera. IPad mini (2019) has a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
IPad 3 has a much longer battery performance than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 129% more battery size.
IPad mini (2019) costs a little more money than the Apple iPad 3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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