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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 69 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.37 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini 3 is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a score of 77.5 against 69. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPad mini 3 is incredibly older than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's body is just a bit lighter and a bit thinner.
The Apple iPad mini 3 has an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a much higher count of pixels per inch of display. IPad mini 3 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has 1 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU.
Apple iPad mini 3 has just a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad mini 3 features greater battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 6350mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
IPad mini 3 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), although it has a camera with much less MP and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
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