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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 a score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024)'s 76.6 overall score. The iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x OS, while iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS. The iPad mini 3 is a a lot lighter but thicker tablet than the iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
The iPad mini 3 has a way better screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels per inch of display. Apple iPad mini 3 features a much better processing power than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has more internal storage capacity. IPad mini 3 has a way better battery life than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024). IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) takes a lot better pictures and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a way bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light situations.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad mini 3 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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