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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iOS 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 | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| 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 a lot better than the Apple iPad 3's 71.1 score. The Apple iPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Apple iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 OS. Apple iPad mini (2019)'s construction is extremely newer, extremely thinner and notably lighter than the Apple iPad 3.
The iPad mini (2019) features a bit sharper screen than iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini (2019) also counts with a just a little greater pixel quantity per inch of screen. The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a much powerful CPU than iPad 3, because it has a 64 bits CPU, 2 GB more RAM memory and more cpu cores.
The iPad mini (2019) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 3, because it has 192 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad mini (2019), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and a F2.4 camera aperture, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and better video frame rates.
Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than Apple iPad 3, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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