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Apple iPad mini 3
64 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 64 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-16 | 0000-00-00 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.68 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| $ 320.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.01 |
| 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 + 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+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 6.32 |
| 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
Apple iPad mini 3 has a global score of 75.2, which is better than the iPad mini's overall score of 67.9. Apple iPad mini 3's body is a bit thicker and just a bit heavier than iPad mini. These devices use the same iOS 8.x operating system. The iPad mini 3 counts with a more vivid display than iPad mini, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the iPad mini 3 also has a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of screen.
IPad mini's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the Apple iPad mini 3 one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. The iPad mini 3 has a more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad mini 3 also has a 64-bits processing unit, a better graphics processing unit and 512 MB more RAM memory.
The iPad mini 3 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has 6350mAh of battery capacity against 4440mAh. The iPad mini features a camera that's very similar to the camera in iPad mini 3, both of them have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a same resolution back-facing camera and a F2.4 aperture.
Apple iPad mini 3 costs exactly the same than iPad mini, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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