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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2022-10-26 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple M2 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 | 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 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 10.72 |
| 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 Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is a bit better than the iPad mini 3, getting a score of 80.2 against 77.5. Although Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is heavier than the iPad mini 3, it's somewhat thinner and also noticeably newer. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, while iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a very superior performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 6 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics processor. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a screen that is just as good as the iPad mini 3 one, because although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a lot bigger display and a better resolution of 2048 x 2732.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) captures greater pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a way larger aperture to take better low-light photography and video, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) and Apple iPad mini 3 feature quite similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have equal internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has a 10758mAh battery capacity.
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