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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 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 |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 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 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/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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is slightly better than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen)'s 74.8 general score. IPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a much better screen than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a way lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel count per display inch.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad mini 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a much powerful CPU than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), because although it has 6 less cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) shoots better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a back camera with a way better 12 megapixels resolution and a way better (4K) video resolution. Apple iPad mini 3 has a way better battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen).
The Apple iPad mini 3 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, making this tablet a great choice.
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