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Reviews of Apple iPad Mini 3 7.9 inch

Testseek.com have collected 240 expert reviews of the Apple iPad Mini 3 7.9 inch and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPad Mini 3 7.9 inch.
Award: Recommended October 2014
October 2014
 
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240 Reviews
Users
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179 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Excellent screen and design
  • IOS 8/8.1 features
  • Including time-lapse and Apple Pay
  • Touch ID fingerprint scanner adds convenience
  • Excellent app selection
  • Classy design
  • Long battery life
  • Touch ID
  • Gold color option
  • Improved 64GB and 128GB storage
  • Apple SIM lets you jump between cellular carriers
  • Though we're disappointed by the lack of upgrades
  • Apple's smaller iPad is still a great choice. Both the display and battery life are excellent
  • And the addition of Touch ID takes care of our biggest complaint from the previous version
  • Beautifully built. Fast. Sharp screen. Excellent app options.
  • Still great
  • Now with more storage options and Touch ID
  • Undeniably attractive design
  • Touch ID fingerprint-sensing authentication
  • Carrier-switchable SIM on cellular-capable models
  • New gold color. Still a capable tablet.
  • The addition of Touch ID for securing the tablet & Apple Pay
  • Premium design that's solidly constructed
  • Very snappy with its performance
  • Continues to take some excellent photos and videos
  • IPad app ecosystem
  • Strong battery life
  • Beautiful hardware
  • High-resolution display
  • Excellent build quality
  • Good camera under daylight
  • Precise touchscreen
  • Free office suite
  • Very good GPS
  • Fast processor
  • Fast graphics unit
  • Low temperature development
  • Decent speakers

The editors didn't like

  • Minimal updates over last model
  • Relatively pricey
  • Slower performance than competitors
  • Soft speakers
  • Mediocre cameras
  • No improvement in display or camera
  • $100 more expensive than its predecessor
  • Which is near the same device
  • No improvement in weight
  • Other than a gold option and Touch ID
  • The iPad Mini 3 is identical to its predecessor. It lacks the processor and camera upgrade of its big brother
  • The Air 2
  • And it's still priced at the high end for midsize tablets
  • Pricey. Few reasons to buy over the less-expensive
  • Still-available iPad mini 2
  • You should save your cash and get the iPad Mini 2
  • Not a compelling value for many buyers
  • With iPad Mini 2 at $100 less
  • No longer the Air's equal. Same chassis as before. No antireflective screen
  • No notable changes with the hardware
  • $399 cost doesn't seem appropriate given the changes
  • The display's brightness output is less than the iPad mini 2
  • Shorter battery life than the iPad mini 2 in our battery benchmark test
  • Last year's screen
  • Last year's processor
  • Last year's camera
  • Hardly any new features
  • Sometimes very small controls
  • Depending on the configuration very high price
  • No 802.11ac WLAN
  • WLAN connection sometimes with signal issues
  • Proprietary connector
  • Only LTE Cat. 3

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  Published: 2014-10-27, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com

  • Abstract:  The iPad Air has a 15% smaller battery than its predecessors. What does that mean in real world battery terms? Also, should you buy the iPad Air 2 or the iPad Mini 3?See also: Apple iPad Air 2 Review Day One: Early impressions and Vs iPad Air [Video]I'm ...

 
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  Published: 2014-10-24, review by: techguide.com.au

  • The iPad Mini 3 is only an incremental improvement over last year's model.With the addition of Touch ID and faster wi-fi it has made the device even better.It is still the leading tablet in its class but if you already have last year's iPad Mini with Reti...

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  Published: 2014-10-23, Author: Eugene , review by: au.pcmag.com

  • Beautifully built, Fast, Sharp screen, Excellent app options
  • Pricey, Few reasons to buy over the less-expensive, still-available iPad mini 2
  • The Apple iPad mini 3 is a superb small-screen tablet, but you can get essentially the same experience from its predecessor for $100 less...

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  Published: 2014-10-22, Author: Tim , review by: cnet.com.au

  • Though we're disappointed by the lack of upgrades, Apple's smaller iPad is still a great choice. Both the display and battery life are excellent, and the addition of Touch ID takes care of our biggest complaint from the previous version
  • Other than a gold option and Touch ID, the iPad Mini 3 is identical to its predecessor. It lacks the processor and camera upgrade of its big brother, the Air 2, and it's still priced at the high end for midsize tablets
  • One of last year's best, the iPad Mini 3 is still a compelling choice despite the lack of upgrades. However, the nearly identical and significantly cheaper iPad Mini 2 is a smarter buy....

 
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  Published: 2014-10-20, Author: Susie , review by: macworld.com.au

  • Abstract:  Apple says Touch ID has been the most-requested iPad feature, which I absolutely believe. If all it did was unlock the iPad, I probably wouldn't care (I don't lock my iPad anyway, since my toddler uses it almost as much as I do). But thanks to iOS 8, thir...

 
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  Published: 2014-10-16, Author: Gareth , review by: techradar.com/au/

  • Great, sharp finish, TouchID
  • Not much upgrade, Same as last year in nearly every way, Poor power, High price considering
  • The new iPad mini 3 is a standard tablet that only those desperate for more secure online shopping would like. Is it enough of a hike for the price? I can't see how - to the point where I feel more investigation is needed to see what's going on here. Sur...

 
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  Published: 2017-06-20, Author: Dale , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Sign up for our daily newsletter Despite lasting only a year on the shelves, the iPad Mini 3 's short lifespan did teach Apple one thing: customers want substantial changes to their devices, and not small incremental updates. Apart from the TouchID fing...

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  Published: 2017-05-19, Author: Clare , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Sign up for our daily newsletter The life of the iPad Mini 3 may have been a little too short-lived for it to be a succes - lasting only a year on the shelves, it at least taught Apple one lesson: don't make updates so incremental they hardly need to exi...

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  Published: 2017-04-03, Author: Zach , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Sign up for our daily newsletter The days of the iPad Mini 3 are long gone, especially as it only existed for a year. Whereas the iPad Mini 2 was the equal of the original iPad Air in every way but size, the iPad Mini 3 lagged behind the iPad Air 2. Apar...

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  Published: 2016-07-12, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • The iPad Mini 3 was a great tablet, but with the largely identical iPad Mini 2 available for less, justifying the price was tough...

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