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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2025-03-04 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is much better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), getting a overall score of 77.5 against 62.5. IPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a lot better screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
The Apple iPad mini 3 and the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) both have extremely similar storage capacity to install applications and games, both have equal 128 GB internal memory. The iPad mini 3 counts with a much powerful processor than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU, a larger number of faster cores and a 64 bits processor.
IPad mini 3 features a much longer battery duration than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s camera is just as good as the Apple iPad mini 3 one, although the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) also has a camera with lot more MP and a lot larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
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