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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-03-25 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 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 A12Z 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 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 |
| -- | 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 10.08 |
| 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 12.9-inch (2020) is just a bit better than the iPad mini 3, with an 84.6 score against 77.5. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, and iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s design is newer and noticeably thinner, but incredibly heavier than the iPad mini 3.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a little better hardware performance than iPad mini 3, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM. The iPad mini 3 features a slightly better looking display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) captures a lot better photographs and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and video, a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s storage capacity for applications and games is just as good as the iPad mini 3 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a superior battery duration than iPad mini 3, because it has 9720mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPad mini 3, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPad mini 3. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), otherwise you can save some money and get the iPad mini 3, letting go some specs and features.
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