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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 6.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-09-29 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.60 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 645.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 307 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| NVIDIA Maxwell GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 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 | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 3 has a general score of 77.5, which is way better than the Google Pixel C's 59.4 score. Apple iPad mini 3 is an older and a little bit thicker tablet than the Google Pixel C, but Apple was able to make it noticeably lighter anyway. Apple iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Google Pixel C counts with Android 6.0 operating system.
Google Pixel C has just a bit better display than iPad mini 3, because although it has a little worse pixel count in each inch of screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a better 1800 x 2560 resolution. The iPad mini 3 counts with a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Pixel C, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 3 features a much more powerful processing unit than Google Pixel C, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit, an extra graphics processing unit and a greater number of cores. IPad mini 3 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Google Pixel C, although it has a worse (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with way less mega pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad mini 3 features a much longer battery performance than Google Pixel C.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Apple iPad mini 3 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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