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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 9.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-09-09 | 2014-10-16 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 424.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro has a score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the iPad mini 3's 77.5 overall score. IPad Pro is a newer and just a little thinner portable tablet than the iPad mini 3, but it's also extremely heavier. Both of these tablets include iOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Pro has newer 9.x version while iPad mini 3 has iOS 8.x version, providing you some additional features.
The iPad mini 3 has a little better performance than iPad Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores , a graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a bit sharper screen than iPad Pro, because although it has a way smaller display and a lot lower 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
IPad mini 3's memory to store more games and applications is very similar to the iPad Pro one, both have the same internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro features a very superior battery performance than iPad mini 3, because it has a 10307mAh battery capacity against 6350mAh. The iPad Pro takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad mini 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same diafragm aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition, the iPad Pro also has a lot more mega-pixels back camera.
The Apple iPad Pro is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest one, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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