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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| -- | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | 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 |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 3 has an overall score of 77.5, which is better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen)'s overall score of 65.6. IPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x OS. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much powerful processor than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because although it has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra graphics co-processor.
The iPad mini 3 features a much more vibrant display than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better quantity of pixels in each inch of display. IPad mini 3 and iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) have very similar storage capacity for games and applications, both have the same internal storage capacity.
IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) features a greater camera than iPad mini 3, because it has a way better (4K) video resolution, a much larger aperture for better photography in low light environments and a lot more mega-pixels back camera. The iPad mini 3 features a way better battery life than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen).
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