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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.18 | 5.85 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 3 has an overall score of 77.5, which is way better than iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 overall score. Although it's the best in this comparison review, iPad mini 3's design is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). IPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS, while iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a lot better performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has lesser cores , it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bit CPU. The iPad mini 3 has a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has a little lower display pixel density, a quite smaller display and a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s storage for apps and games is just as good as iPad mini 3's one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal memory. IPad mini 3 counts with a much better battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) captures better videos and photos than iPad mini 3, because it has a back facing camera with much more megapixels and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Apple iPad mini 3 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
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