Compare tablets
Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x | Android 6.0 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2015-09-29 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 17.60 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 645.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 307 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | NVIDIA Maxwell GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| 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 | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 is way better than the Google Pixel C, with a 77.5 score against 59.4. Apple iPad mini 3 is an older and a little bit thicker tablet than the Google Pixel C, but Apple could make it way lighter anyway. The Apple iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Google Pixel C counts with Android 6.0 operating system.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a very superior processing power than Google Pixel C, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor, a 64-bits processing unit and a larger number of faster cores. Google Pixel C has just a bit better display than iPad mini 3, because although it has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a better 1800 x 2560 resolution and a larger display.
Apple iPad mini 3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Google Pixel C, although it has a lower (Full HD) video quality and a back camera with lot less MP resolution. Apple iPad mini 3 features a much bigger storage for applications and games than Google Pixel C, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 3 has a much better battery performance than Google Pixel C.
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad mini 3 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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