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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-09-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is way better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s global score of 62.2. IPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. IPad mini 3's body has the same thickness than the iPad 10.2 (2020), but it's noticeably lighter. The iPad mini 3 features a better display than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a quite lower 1536 x 2048px resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much better performing processor than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 4 lesser cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics co-processor. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has a bit better camera than iPad mini 3, and although they both have a F2.4 camera aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a lot more mega pixels camera.
IPad mini 3 has a much bigger storage for apps and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 3 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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