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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
Apple iPad mini
Verizon and SprintA1455
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.01 |
| 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 + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| 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, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is much better than the Apple iPad mini's 68.1 score. Apple iPad mini 3's construction is a little bit thicker and a little heavier than Apple iPad mini. Both of these tablets use the same iOS 8.x OS (operating system), so both should give you very similar OS features.
IPad mini 3 counts with a superior processing power than iPad mini, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64-bit processing unit, a better graphics processing unit and a greater amount of RAM memory. Apple iPad mini 3 has a brighter display than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have a same size screen, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and way more pixels per inch of display.
The iPad mini and iPad mini 3 have really similar cameras, both have the same video resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rates, a 5 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and the same aperture. Apple iPad mini 3 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a much longer battery duration than iPad mini, because it has a 43% more battery capacity.
The Apple iPad mini 3 is a lot more expensive than Apple iPad mini, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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