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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is slightly better than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), having a 77.5 score against 76.6. The iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system. IPad mini 3 is a lighter but somewhat thicker tablet device than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a really superior processing power than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit processor. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) shoots a lot better photographs and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot higher resolution back camera, a way better (4K) video quality and a way larger diafragm aperture for better low light images and videos.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much better battery life than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Apple iPad mini 3 is also by far the cheapest, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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