Apple Inc is the leading tablet and smart phone maker. With the latest offerings of tablets this fruit company stands tall at number one and wins with no competition. This company has iPhones, iPods, iPads and laptops. It has recently launched the iPad mini which is a smaller version of the iPad. There are 3 iPads to date, but this latest edition iPad mini has a lot of features, easy to use and smaller in size. If you are confused between choosing the iPad 3 or the iPad mini then here is comparison for you.

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1.      Screen-When the screen is the comparison topic then iPad wins over iPad mini. The screen resolution of the mini is 1024 x 768 pixels and iPad 3 is 2048 x 1536. Screen size of iPad 3 is 9.7” and iPad mini has 7.9”. However the picture quality of iPad mini is far better than the iPad 3.
2.      Design and structure- iPad mini is modest when compared to iPad 3. It is more convenient to handle iPad mini as it is thinner and smaller and so effortless to manage it when compared to iPad 3. The iPad mini is humble in its structure and design when compared to the other smart phones and previous iPads. iPad mini is 53% lighter when compared to iPad 3. The lightning port inclusion could be a drawback to the mini especially if users have many iPad accessories, but then again it is personal preference. When form is considered both the iPad and iPad mini are bang on.
3.      Camera-When coming to the camera both have a 5 MP primary camera with 2592×1944 pixels. However there is not much of a fight as to which one is better in terms of a camera because tablets are not primarily for clicking pictures like phones. But with the small size of iPad mini can be taken as a big Smartphone when clicking a picture.

4.      Memory and OS-The operating system of both the devices are same with iOS 6 and the memory is 16, 32, 64 GB internal memory and 1 GB RAM for both the devices. Both the devices have dual core A5 processor and same battery life. But there is minor difference in its key functioning. iPad mini supports 4G and so it is very fast.

So, based on the above specifications Mini is something you can easily use at home owing to its small size, weight. It can be held comfortably for a long time. The pricing also makes it good choice to buy. It has good storage capacity and unless you want a tablet with a large screen then the iPad mini is the best choice among all the ones available in the market and best of all it comes from the legendary Apple Inc.