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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, 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 |
| 11.68 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 345.00 | $ 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 is a little bit better than Apple iPad mini 3, having a global score of 72.6 against 72.3. The iPad Air design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad mini 3, but it is a lot heavier. These devices have the same iOS 8.x OS, so both should provide the user very similar OS features. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a bit higher pixels quantity per inch in the display.
IPad Air features just a little better performance than Apple iPad mini 3. Both have a 64 bits CPU, a 1 GB RAM memory, a 600 megahertz graphics co-processor and 2 processing cores. The iPad Air's memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to iPad mini 3's one, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
IPad Air features a very superior battery life than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has an 8820mAh battery size. Apple iPad Air's camera is just as good as the camera in iPad mini 3, they have the same aperture, the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same video definition.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Apple iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, making it an obvious call.
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