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Apple iPad mini 3
64 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm 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 | 7.92 |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini 4 has a general score of 75.6, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini 3's global score of 75.3. IPad mini 4 is a newer tablet, and it is also way thinner and somewhat lighter than Apple iPad mini 3. These tablets use iOS operating system, but iPad mini 4 has a newer 9.x version while Apple iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x version.
The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a bit sharper display than Apple iPad mini 4. They have a display with the same size, an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and the same quantity of pixels in each inch of display. IPad mini 4 features much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a quite better performance than iPad mini 4, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with more cores (although slower), a 64-bits processor and a graphics co-processor. The iPad mini 4 has a slightly better camera than iPad mini 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the iPad mini 4 also has a back camera with much more MP.
Apple iPad mini 3 has better battery performance than iPad mini 4, because it has a 6350mAh battery size instead of 5124mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad mini 4 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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