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The Apple iPad Mini 3 was released in October 2014 and is a bit of a watered down version of the Apple iPad Air 2 which is also on this website. If you don’t need all the bells and whistles of the iPad then the Mini 3 is not a bad compromise when it comes to looks and functionality in the Apple range of products.
iPad Mini 3 Connectivity:
The Mini 3 iPad comes with good connectivity such as 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) + (CDMA 800/1900) as well as 3G (HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100) + (CDMA2000 1xEV-DO) as well as 4G and connectivity speed of HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps. This iPad Mini 3 also comes with GPRS as well as EDGE.
Size:
The Mini 3 comes with almost the same size 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in) as the Air 2 however is much lighter at just over 320 grams. The iPad also comes with a fingerprint reader as well as a Nano-SIM/ Apple SIM (US & UK). The screen is also standard LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors and 1536 x 2048 pixels screen resolution. The screen is also coated with an oleophobic coating to protect it from scratches.
Platform:
The Mini 3 has a Apple A7 chipset. Note however that the Mini 3 comes with a Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) processor and a PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) GPU processor. Note however that there is no card slot on this iPad. The memory comes with 16/64/128 GB option but with a standard 1 GB RAM DDR3 memory. The primary camera is a 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels with autofocus camera as well as a 1080p@30fps video player quality. The secondary camera is a 1.2 MegaPixel running at 720p@30fps with face detection.
| Apple iPad Air 2 | Apple iPad Mini 3 |
|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 2 | Apple iPad Mini 3 |
| Dimensions: 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) | Dimensions: 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in) |
| CPU: Triple-core 1.5 GHz | CPU: Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) |
| Internal Memory: 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM | Internal Memory: 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| Camera Primary: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels | Camera Primary: 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels |
| GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) | GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS |
Other:
The other options on the iPad Mini 3 is a 3.5mm external jack as well as Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR as well as A-GPS and GLONASS ability. USB v2 comes as standard as well as an accelerometer, gyro and compass. With a 10 hour talk time (6470 mAh battery) as well as HTML5 (Safari) comes as a good compromise.
Apple iPad Mini 3 User Manual
