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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 16 GBApple iPad 3
32 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 65 | 69.5 |
| 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 | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 270.00 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| 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
The iPad 3 has an overall score of 69.5, which is a little bit better than iPad mini's 65 score. Despite being the best tablet in this comparison, the iPad 3 design is way heavier and much thicker than iPad mini. These devices use iOS OS (Operating System), but iPad 3 has 7.x version and iPad mini has iOS 8.x version.
IPad 3 has a sharper screen than Apple iPad mini, because it has a bigger screen, a much better pixel amount per inch of display and a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The iPad 3 counts with a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad mini, because it has 16 GB more internal storage.
The Apple iPad mini has a little bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad 3, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad mini also counts with a graphics processor. IPad 3 counts with a really longer battery life than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 11560mAh battery size against 4440mAh.
The iPad mini counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 3. Both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
Apple iPad 3 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper.
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