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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-05-14 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a 77.5 score against 58.6. The iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though iPad mini 3 is way older than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), it's construction is incredibly thinner and a bit lighter.
IPad mini 3 features a lot better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution and way more pixels per inch in the screen. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a little better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with just a bit bigger storage for apps and games than iPad mini 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
IPad mini 3 has a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Apple iPad mini 3 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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