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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-03-18 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 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 | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is much better than Apple iPad mini 3's general score of 77.5. Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, while Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS. The Apple iPad mini (2019) body is notably newer, much thinner and just a little lighter than the Apple iPad mini 3.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a quite superior hardware performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have a 64-bits processor, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a higher number of faster cores and more RAM. Apple iPad mini 3 has a little more vivid display than iPad mini (2019). Both have a same size screen, the same pixels density and the same exact 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Apple iPad mini (2019) takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same aperture, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and better video frame rates. IPad mini (2019) has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with superior battery performance than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 26 percent more battery capacity.
IPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than iPad mini 3, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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