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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 265 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 3 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), getting a general score of 77.5 against 74.8. The iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much better looking display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a much smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The iPad mini 3 has a very superior processor than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has 6 lesser cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a very superior battery life than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024). The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) takes better videos and photos than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, the Apple iPad mini 3 is also by far the cheapest.
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