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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.82 |
| 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 the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), having a 77.5 score against 59.7. Even though iPad mini 3 is older than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's design is a bit lighter and way thinner. The iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a way better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way higher display pixel density. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a little bit more storage for games and applications than iPad mini 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB.
The iPad mini 3 features just a little better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor. The Apple iPad mini 3 shoots way better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much better (Full HD) video quality and a back camera with a lot higher 5 megapixels resolution.
IPad mini 3 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The iPad mini 3 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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