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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 64.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 290.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm 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 | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is better than iPad 3, with a 75.6 score against 64.7. Both devices in our current comparison use iOS operating system, but the iPad mini 4 has a newer 9.x version while iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version, counting with a couple additional features. The iPad mini 4 design is incredibly newer, notably lighter and a lot thinner than the iPad 3.
IPad mini 4 counts with a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad 3, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The iPad mini 4 features a little bit better display than iPad 3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 2048 x 1536, the iPad mini 4 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display.
IPad mini 4 has a bit better camera than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, a same size aperture and the same video frame rate, the iPad mini 4 also has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels. Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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