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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 13.x, 12.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-05-28 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is much better than Apple iPod Touch (2019), getting a global score of 77.5 against 66.9. Although iPad mini 3 is a better tablet device than the Apple iPod Touch (2019), we must note that it's also notably older, noticeably heavier and a lot thicker. These devices come with iOS OS, but the iPad mini 3 has newer 8.x version and Apple iPod Touch (2019) has iOS 13.x, providing the user a lot of extra features.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a little better hardware performance than iPod Touch (2019), because although it has 2 lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics processor. The iPad mini 3 counts with a little bit better screen than Apple iPod Touch (2019), because although it has a just a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a really larger screen and a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The Apple iPod Touch (2019) counts with just a bit better camera than iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a F2.4 diafragm aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Apple iPod Touch (2019) also has a lot better resolution back facing camera. The iPod Touch (2019) features a way bigger storage for games and applications than iPad mini 3, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a really longer battery life than Apple iPod Touch (2019).
Apple iPad mini 3 is more expensive than the Apple iPod Touch (2019), but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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