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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GBA1600, A1599
Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 72.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 325.00 | $ 211.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 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 | 33.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has an overall score of 72.6, which is just a bit better than the iPad mini 3's 72.3 overall score. The iPad Air construction has the same thickness than iPad mini 3, but it's heavier. Both of these devices come with the same iOS 8.x OS (Operating System). IPad Air counts with a bit better CPU than Apple iPad mini 3. Both of them have a 64-bit processor, 2 CPU cores, a 1 GB RAM and a 600 MHz graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1536 x 2048 resolution, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a bit greater pixel number in each inch in the screen. IPad Air and Apple iPad mini 3 both have incredibly similar cameras, both of them have a same size diafragm aperture, the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a 5 mega pixels back facing camera.
Apple iPad Air counts with as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as Apple iPad mini 3, both have equal 16 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air counts with a much longer battery duration than iPad mini 3, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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