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Apple iPad mini 3
64 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
Apple iPad 3
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 67.7 |
| 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 |
| 11.68 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 320.00 | $ 335.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 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 |
Comparison review
IPad mini 3 has a score of 75.2, which is much better than the iPad 3's 67.7 score. Both tablets we compare here use iOS operating system, but iPad mini 3 has a newer 8.x version and iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version. The iPad mini 3 design is much newer, lighter and thinner than iPad 3. IPad mini 3 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor and 1 GB of RAM memory, the iPad mini 3 also has an extra GPU and a 64-bits processor.
The iPad mini 3 features a bit more vivid screen than iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the iPad mini 3 also counts with a just a bit better pixel number in each display inch. The iPad 3 has as much memory for apps and games as the Apple iPad mini 3, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 3. Both of them have a camera in the back with a 5 MP, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same camera aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality. The iPad 3 has a very superior battery duration than iPad mini 3, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad mini 3 is also cheap compared to the iPad 3.
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