review about ipad mini 3

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Looking for the best tablet to buy in 2016? Then – lovely as it is – the iPad mini 3 probably isn't the tablet you're looking for. Since it landed in 2014, Apple has released a substantial update in the form of the iPad mini 4, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 has also hit the shelves – there are plenty of lovely miniature tablets to choose from. If you just want the best, then click here to check out our list of the best tablets in 2016. If you want to find out why we were so underwhelmed by the iPad mini 3 back in 2014, then read on. 

Blink and you might have missed it. While the iPad Air 2 and iMac with Retina 5K display grabbed all the headlines, the iPad mini 3 arrived on the scene with barely a whimper. That might sound rather unlike a typical iPad launch, but Apple downplayed the release with good reason: the iPad mini 3 looks to be one of the most underwhelming iterations of Apple’s compact tablet to date.

Fashionistas and style gurus across the globe will be overjoyed to discover that Apple’s iPad mini is now available in a new gold finish. However, in almost every other respect the iPad mini 3 is identical to the previous generation.

But that’s no bad thing. It remains one of the most attractive, solid-feeling compact tablets on the market and, at 331g for the Wi-Fi model and 341g for the 4G model, it’s light enough to hold easily in one hand.

The only visible upgrade is the arrival of Touch ID; it’s a welcome addition, though. Touch ID makes it possible to do more than just unlock the tablet with a dab of a finger: you can use your fingerprint to quickly sign in to secure apps; purchase apps, music and movies in the iTunes store; and buy devices and accessories in the new Apple Store app.

The lack of NFC support means that, unlike the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, you won’t be able to use the iPad mini 3 to make contactless payments when Apple Pay finally launches in the UK, but that’s no big loss – we can’t imagine many people wanting to wave an iPad around to buy a coffee.

Elsewhere, there’s still no sign of 802.11ac – the mini 3 is stuck with dual-band 802.11n – and the front and rear cameras are identical. The speakers remain just as good as ever, though, spilling out surprisingly refined full-bodied audio for such a slender device.

With its near-identical hardware, it isn’t surprising to find the iPad mini 3 produces a similar set of test figures to last year’s model. The crisp 7.9in display uses the same 1,536 x 2,048 IPS panel as previously, and brightness hits a gleaming 428cd/m[sup]2[/sup]. Onscreen images have plenty of pop and solidity thanks to the 839:1 contrast ratio.

If there’s a weak point, it’s the range of colour the panel can produce: we measured it as covering an underwhelming 71.5% of the sRGB gamut, and colours look just a touch pale as a result. The iPad Air and iPad Air 2’s screens are much better in this regard.

If there’s a weak point, it’s the range of colour the panel can produce: we measured it as covering an underwhelming 71.5% of the sRGB gamut, and colours look just a touch pale as a result. The iPad Air and iPad Air 2’s screens are much better in this regard.

It’s now possible to get the mini in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB flavours, with no 32GB model anymore, and the 4G models come with an Apple SIM preinstalled so you can get online straight out of the box, but those are the only changes of note; you get the same Apple A7 chip running at 1.3GHz accompanied by the M7 motion coprocessor, and benchmark results are – you guessed it – pretty similar to last year’s model.

That’s not to say it isn’t a top performer, though. We noticed a slight variation in the iPad mini 3’s benchmark results compared to its predecessor, with very slightly slower SunSpider times (445ms v 418ms), fractionally lower Geekbench 3 results (2,475 vs 2,526 in the multi-core tests) and a vastly improved Peacekeeper score (2,214 vs 1,763), but we suspect this is due to the arrival of iOS 8.1. Gaming performance took a minor bump, too, with the GFXBench T-Rex HD test rising from 21fps to 22.6fps.

In terms of battery life, the iPad mini 3 seems every bit as long-lasting as we’ve come to expect from its predecessor. It gave a projected runtime of 5hrs 9mins in the taxing GFXBench battery test, and lasted for a near-identical 9hrs 12mins in the video playback test – it's as long-lasting as you could possibly ask for. 

Even in retrospect, it seems ungrateful to gripe about the iPad mini 3: Apple added Touch ID without bumping the price upwards, and it was the first generation to provide 64GB and 128GB storage options. 

The glaring issue is that Apple shot itself in the foot by reducing the price of the iPad mini 2, which at £239 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model, and only £279 for the 32GB model, is still very good value indeed. Given that the only difference between the two is Touch ID and a new, gold finish, we can see why Apple gave the iPad mini 3 such a quiet, understated launch. After all, its only real achievement was to have made the iPad mini 2 look better than ever.

Fast forward to 2016, and the iPad mini 4 has now delivered the miniature iPad update that we've been waiting for: a susbtantially improved display, a much more powerful processor and improved cameras. This means that, in effect, little has changed: If you want a cheaper alternative, then the iPad mini 2 remains something of a bargain, and if nothing but the best will do then the iPad mini 4 is the one to buy.  

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