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Apple iPad mini 3
64 GBA1600, A1599
Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 289.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than iPad mini 3's 75.3 general score. Both of these tablets include the same iOS 8.x OS (operating system). Even though Apple iPad Air 2 and the iPad mini 3 were only released with a couple of months difference, Apple iPad Air 2's body is much thinner but also notably heavier.
The iPad mini 3 has a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a 64 bits CPU, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a GPU and 1 more processing cores. IPad mini 3 has just a bit better screen than iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a little higher pixels density.
The iPad Air 2 has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than iPad mini 3, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity. IPad Air 2 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the Apple iPad mini 3.
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