Apple iPad mini 3 vs Apple iPad mini (2024)

Apple iPad mini 3

Apple iPad mini 3

Announced On:October, 2014

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Apple iPad mini (2024)

Apple iPad mini (2024)

Announced On:October, 2024

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Apple iPad mini 3 vs Apple iPad mini (2024)

Apple iPad mini 3	Apple iPad mini (2024)

Price
EUR: €400	EUR: €600
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil, Apple Pencil Pro)
Colors
Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold	Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight
Models
A1599, A1600, iPad4,7, iPad4,8, iPad4,9	A2995, A2996, iPad16,2

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
7.9 inches, 193.3 cm² (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)	1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 A1600	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2995
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA A2995, A2996

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM 128GB ROM, 1GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G cellular model only
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.3, A2DP
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
Camera Features
HDR	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Features: face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video: 720p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 8.1	iPadOS 18
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A7 (28 nm)	Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	eSIM cellular model only
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark X: 14781

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh)	Li-Ion 5078 mAh, non-removable (19.3 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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