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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2021-09-24 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 9.36 |
| 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 is slightly better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with a general score of 77.5 against 73.2. IPad mini 3 is a notably lighter portable tablet than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but both are equally thin. IPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a little bit better hardware performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bit CPU, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also counts with a larger number of cores. The iPad mini 3 has a little bit better display than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch of display.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same aperture and the same video frame rate, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a much higher 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera. IPad mini 3 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features improved battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has a 34 percent more battery size.
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