iPad Mini 3 Vs. iPad Mini 2 Specs, Rumors and Updates: iPad Mini 3 Comes with Slight Improvements this Time Round

By Mike Emaneke Oct 20, 2014 07:14 PM EDT

iPad Mini 3 Vs. iPad Mini 2 Specs, Rumors and Updates: iPad Mini 3 Comes with Slight Improvements this Time Round

The iPad Mini 3 has recently been unveiled alongside the bigger iPad Air 2 about 4 days ago. The 2^nd installment of the iPad Mini was released on November last year . Readers interested in upgrading the iPad Mini to utilize retina display which is available this year can check the similarities and differences.

Similarities

Both of the tablets come available with a 7.9 inch LED backlit IPS LCD retina display and 1,536 x 2,048 pixels resolution. As for the camera, both the iPad mini 3 and the iPad Mini 2 come available with a 5 MP primary camera sensor as well as a secondary 1.2 MP camera which is for selfies. The battery is also the same for the both devices, a Li-Po 6470 mAh non-removable unit. As for the processor, we believed that Apple would be using the A8 processor across the Apple device board but they will be using the same dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (Apple A7) processor and backed by 1 GB of RAM.

Differences

The Apple iPad Mini 3 runs on the iOS 8.1, while the iPad Mini 2 runs on the iOS 7. On the other hand, the iPad Mini 2 can still be upgraded to iOS 8.0.2. Apple, has also bumped off the 32 GB internal storage available in the iPad Mini 2. Some of the choices for the iPad Mini 3 include the 16 GB, 64 GB and the 128 GB. The iPad Mini 3 also comes available with a fingerprint scanner (Touch ID). The Touch ID is next generation tech which is not available in the iPad Mini 2.

Conclusion

The iPad Mini 3 is not that different from the iPad Mini 2. This is the problem though with Apple devices because the y have brand device selections which overlap with others in terms of niche. The iPhone 6 and the iPad Air 2 both have all of the specs available in the iPad Mini 3, or 2.