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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Verizon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-11-10 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is a lot better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD's 57.6 global score. The iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, while Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD works with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The iPad mini 3 is a notably older and just a little heavier tablet device than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but Apple was able to make it just a bit thinner anyway.
IPad mini 3 features just a bit better performance than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad mini 3 features a brighter display than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a quite greater screen density.
IPad mini 3 features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 3 counts with better battery lifetime than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures and videos and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
IPad mini 3 is way more expensive than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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