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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 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 | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 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
IPad mini 4 is just a bit better than Apple iPad 3, having a 75.6 score against 71.1. Both tablets we compare here include iOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad mini 4 has a more recent 9.x version and Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1, providing you some additional features and performance optimizations. The iPad mini 4 is a extremely newer device, and it's also notably thinner and way lighter than the Apple iPad 3.
Apple iPad mini 4 has a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 3, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 2048 x 1536, the Apple iPad mini 4 also counts with a little bit greater pixels density. The iPad mini 4 has just a little better hardware performance than iPad 3, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
IPad mini 4 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because it has more internal memory. The iPad mini 4 features a bit better camera than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a F2.4 aperture, the iPad mini 4 also has a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad 3 has a way better battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
IPad mini 4 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the iPad 3, making this tablet a very good choice.
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