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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-03-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is much better than iPad mini 3, with an 85.9 score against 77.5. The Apple iPad Air (2019) is a a lot newer and noticeably thinner tablet device than iPad mini 3, but it's also a lot heavier. Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a quite superior performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have a 64-bits processor, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The iPad mini 3 features a slightly better display than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. Apple iPad Air (2019) features a better camera than iPad mini 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has better 120 frames per second video frame rate and a much more MP back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad Air (2019) has better battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has a 28 percent bigger battery size.
IPad Air (2019) is way more expensive than the Apple iPad mini 3, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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