Global Score | |
75.3 | 64.7 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Apple |
iOS 8.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
2014-10-16 | 2012-03-07 |
7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
12.03 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
Gold and Gray | Black and White |
Aluminium | -- |
$ 289.00 | $ 290.00 |
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 |
Performance | |
Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
9.18 | 7.83 |
Storage | |
64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
7.7 | 4.4 |
Camera | |
5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
32.00mm focal length | 35.00mm focal length |
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
7.92 | 7.81 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
Nano SIM | -- |
6.7 | 3 |
Battery Life | |
6350mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
7.84 | 11.2 |
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 |
IPad mini 3 has a score of 75.3, which is better than Apple iPad 3's general score of 64.7. IPad mini 3 is a newer tablet, and it is also lighter and thinner than the Apple iPad 3. Both devices in this review work with iOS OS, but iPad mini 3 has a more recent 8.x version while Apple iPad 3 has iOS 7.x.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a bit better display than Apple iPad 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1536 x 2048px resolution, the Apple iPad mini 3 also counts with a bit better display pixels density. IPad mini 3 counts with a better processing power than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and a Dual-Core CPU, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64 bits CPU and a graphics co-processor.
The iPad mini 3 counts with just a bit better camera than iPad 3. They have the same video resolution, a same resolution camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same aperture. IPad mini 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because it has 48 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad 3 features a superior battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity instead of 6350mAh.
IPad mini 3 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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