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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 65 |
| 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 | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 has an overall score of 77.5, which is much better than the iPad mini (6th Gen)'s 65 score. The Apple iPad mini 3 design is older, somewhat thicker and heavier than iPad mini (6th Gen). The Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Apple iPad mini 3 has a bit more vivid display than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has a little smaller screen, a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a bit worse 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The iPad mini 3 features much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much greater processing power than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bit CPU. The iPad mini (6th Gen) takes greater photographs and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution camera, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low-light environments.
The iPad mini 3 features longer battery duration than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 25% larger battery capacity.
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