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What's better Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G or Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • 4G bands

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Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

  • launch

  • Announced

    2010, January. Released 2010, March

  • Status

    Discontinued

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1.1

  • Chipset

    Apple A4

  • CPU

    1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

  • GPU

    PowerVR SGX535

  • camera

  • Rear

    —

  • Front

    No

  • Video

    —

  • Features

    —

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    768 x 1024 pixels (~132 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 6600 mAh battery (24.8 Wh)

  • Talk time

    —

  • body

  • Dimensions

    242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm (9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)

  • Weight

    730 g (1.61 lb, 25.75 oz)

  • SIM card

    Micro-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64 GB, 256 MB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

  • Bluetooth

    v2.1, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, compass

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

  • Speed

    HSPA

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

  • 4G bands

    —

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2012, October. Released 2012, November

  • Status

    Discontinued

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5

  • Chipset

    Apple A5

  • CPU

    Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9

  • GPU

    PowerVR SGX543MP2

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, autofocus

  • Front

    1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection

  • display

  • Size

    7.9 inches

  • Resolution

    768 x 1024 pixels (~162 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 4490 mAh battery (16.7 Wh)

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)

  • Weight

    312 g (11.01 oz, 0.69 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black/Slate, White/Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64 GB, 512 MB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0, reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454; A1455 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454; A1455

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - A1454 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455

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  • Summary

    The iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular is equipped with a better processor 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 in compare to the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G. It is an important specification of this tablet as a powerful CPU shows a better performance. The Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular is equipped with a more powerful GPU PowerVR SGX535 which will let the tablet owner to enjoy more new games. The iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular runs more RAM (512 MB) which means that this model provides higher performance in comparison to the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G.

    The Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular is produced with HD (768 x 1024 pixels) display resolution with 162 ppi pixel density which is better than the Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G HD (768 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 131 ppi pixel density. This specification means that this tablet is a good choice for playing games.

    The Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G will work longer without charging because it has a better battery life. This model uses 6600 mAh battery which is 2110 mAh bigger in comparison with the Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular battery. The iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular weighs 312g which is 418g less compared to the weight of the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G.

    Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular becomes the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.