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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2012-09-12 |
| 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 | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 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 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 is much better than iPod Touch 5th Generation, with a overall score of 77.5 against 62.7. The Apple iPad mini 3 body is way newer than the iPod Touch 5th Generation's, but it is a lot heavier and noticeably thicker. Both tablets we are comparing here include iOS operating system, but Apple iPad mini 3 has 8.x version and iPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x version, so it provides you some additional features and performance enhancements.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a little sharper display than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has a bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a lot larger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The iPad mini 3 has a better processing unit than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64-bits processing unit, 512 MB more RAM memory and a faster 600 megahertz graphics processing unit.
Apple iPad mini 3 and Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation feature similar cameras, they have the same camera aperture, the same video frame rates, a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution and the same (Full HD) video definition. The iPad mini 3 features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad mini 3 features a way better battery duration than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 6350mAh of battery capacity instead of 1030mAh.
IPad mini 3 is a lot more expensive than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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