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Apple iPad mini 3
16 GB Wi-Fi OnlyA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-05-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 11.68 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 375.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 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 and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 has a score of 72.3, which is slightly better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 global score. Even when the Apple iPad mini 3 and the Microsoft Surface 3 were released only a few months apart, the Apple iPad mini 3 is lighter and thinner. The iPad mini 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lower number of cores and also slower and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics co-processor.
IPad mini 3 has a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and way more pixels per inch of display. The iPad mini 3 features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a lot lower resolution back-facing camera and a worse (Full HD) video quality.
Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 3, because it has more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini 3 has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface 3.
The Apple iPad mini 3 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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