Global Score | |
77.5 | 71.1 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Apple |
iOS 8.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
2014-10-16 | 2012-03-07 |
7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
12.03 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
Gold and Gray | Black and White |
Aluminium | -- |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 460.00 | $ 475.00 |
Display / Screen | |
7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
8.5 | 8 |
Performance | |
Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
9.18 | 7.83 |
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 | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
32.00mm focal length | 35.00mm focal length |
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
7.92 | 7.81 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
6.7 | 6.9 |
Battery Life | |
6350mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
7.84 | 11.2 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Apple iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is a little bit better than iPad 3's general score of 71.1. Both tablets in our current comparison work with iOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad mini 3 has the newer 8.x version while iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version, so it provides the user some additional features and performance improvements. The Apple iPad mini 3 is a a lot newer device, and it's also much lighter and somewhat thinner than the iPad 3.
The iPad mini 3 has a little sharper display than iPad 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a bit greater pixels density. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a better processor than iPad 3, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 1 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has an additional GPU and a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a little bit better camera than iPad 3. They have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same diafragm aperture and a same resolution camera in the back. The iPad mini 3 has a much greater storage for apps and games than iPad 3, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The iPad 3 has a much better battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad mini 3 is also cheaper than the iPad 3, making it an easy decision.
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