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Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet
32 GBApple iPad mini 3
64 GBA1600, A1599
| Global Score | |
| 50.7 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Apple |
| Android 3.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2011-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| 7.44 x 5.04 x 0.48 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 12.03 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 6.05 | 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 is way better than Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet, getting a 75.3 score against 50.7. The iPad mini 3 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet counts with Android 3.2 OS. The Apple iPad mini 3 features a more powerful CPU than Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet, and although they both have 2 CPU cores and a 1 GB RAM, the Apple iPad mini 3 also has a 64-bit processing unit and a much better graphics co-processor.
The iPad mini 3 has a brighter display than Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet, because it has more pixels per screen inch, a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little bigger screen. The Apple iPad mini 3 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad mini 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet. The Apple iPad mini 3 counts with a lot better camera than Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet. They have the same resolution back-facing camera.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad mini 3 is also the cheapest one, which makes it easy to pick between these devices.
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