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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-11-07 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.51 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7812mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch has an overall score of 80.4, which is a bit better than iPad mini 3's global score of 77.5. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch is a way newer and incredibly thinner portable tablet than the iPad mini 3, although it is also incredibly heavier. The iPad mini 3 counts with a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has a really smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a just a little better amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a little faster processing unit than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch captures a lot better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a lot larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video and a lot more MP back-facing camera.
The iPad mini 3 counts with much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Pro 11-inch, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch counts with longer battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has 7812mAh of battery capacity against 6350mAh.
Although iPad Pro 11-inch is a better device, it is way more expensive than Apple iPad mini 3, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Apple iPad mini 3. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the iPad Pro 11-inch, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Apple iPad mini 3, giving up a couple features and specs.
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