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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2021-05-21 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is better than the Apple iPad mini 3, getting an 86.4 score against 77.5. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Apple iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x operating system. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a much newer and much thinner portable tablet than Apple iPad mini 3, although it's way heavier.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a bit faster processing unit than iPad mini 3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32-bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and 6 more CPU cores. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixel number in each inch of display.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) takes much clearer photos and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a way better video resolution, a lot larger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. IPad mini 3 and iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) both count with extremely similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, they have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features improved battery performance than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a 19% more battery capacity.
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