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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBApple iPad 3
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 65 | 64.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-03-07 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.86 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 285.00 | $ 290.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm 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+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.8 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini is just a bit better than iPad 3, having a overall score of 65 against 64.7. Apple iPad mini is a extremely lighter and thinner tablet than iPad 3. These devices work with iOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad mini has 8.x version and iPad 3 has iOS 7.x version, offering lots of additional features and better performance.
The iPad mini counts with a little faster processing unit than iPad 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad mini also counts with a graphics processor. IPad 3 features a better display than iPad mini, because it has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a bigger display and a lot greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The iPad mini has a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 3. Both have a same resolution camera, the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a same size camera aperture. Apple iPad 3's storage to install games and applications is very similar to iPad mini's one, they have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad 3 features a very superior battery performance than iPad mini, because it has a 11560mAh battery size.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the Apple iPad mini is also cheaper than the iPad 3.
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