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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 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 |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 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 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 is better than the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), with a overall score of 77.5 against 65.4. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x operating system. IPad mini 3 counts with a very superior hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an additional graphics processor.
IPad mini 3 counts with a much sharper screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch. The iPad mini 3's storage to store more games and applications is just as good as iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s one, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a greater camera than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a camera with a lot better resolution, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot bigger aperture to take better low light images and video. IPad mini 3 features a much longer battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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