The iPad Mini 3 has come into the market, but the update of the Mini 3 is nothing to do with Apple, which changes the world once a year. With the addition of Touch ID and Tuhaojin body, the price is nearly 700 yuan more expensive than the iPad Mini 2. Comparing the specification table, it is truly amazing that Apple is easy to make money.
After a while, we found an upgrade that did not count as an upgrade: Apple canceled the 32GB model, and only 16GB 64GB 128GB is currently on sale.
Specifications:
7.5mm thick metal integrated fuselage, 331g fuselage weight (341g for LTE version);
7.9-inch 1536 × 2048 LED backlight IPS screen, 324ppi;
iOS 8;
Dual core Apple A7 processor, maximum main frequency 1.3GHz, M7 coprocessor, PowerVR GX6430 GPU，1GB RAM；
5 megapixel camera, supporting auto focus and 1080p video recording, and 1.2 megapixel front camera;
16. 64, 128GB body memory optional;
Touch ID fingerprint identification;
LTE version supports LTE Cat 3. The maximum downlink speed is 150Mbps;
6471 mAh internal battery.
Appearance design and workmanship:
The body size of the Mini 3 is exactly the same as that of the Mini 2, and there is no change in the appearance details, so there are two most direct ways to let others know that the Mini 3 on their hands is not the 2:
1. Buy Tuhao Gold Mini 3;
2. Use a marker to write "iPad Mini 3" on the back. The upper and lower case must not be wrong or there is no forced case.
Fortunately, the aluminum body of the Mini 3 continues to have a very high-end feel (of course, the price is high enough). With the addition of the Apple logo, the Mini 3 may be one of the best tablet computers in this size and appearance. As for the workmanship, the Mini 3 is also good enough, and all kinds of details are well connected - just like the Mini 2 last year.
In addition, the Mini 3 and the Mini 2 have the same body weight, at least the same on the official specification sheet, which means that the Mini 3 feels as comfortable and light in the hand as the Mini 2, and even can be operated by one hand. However, for tablet computers, it is more likely to operate with both hands.
There is a 1.2 megapixel camera on the top of the front of the fuselage of 3 and 2, which can shoot 720p video. There is a light sensor beside it.
At the bottom is the Touch ID component worth 700 yuan.
As for the layout around the fuselage, I'm really tired of talking about it. The top is a 3.5mm headphone connector and a microphone.
At the bottom are dual speakers and lightning data connectors.
There is a volume key rotary switch on the right side of the fuselage, and there is nothing on the left side of the fuselage.
Aluminum alloy back.
An ancestral 5 megapixel camera.
The design of the camera is slightly different from that of the Mini 2, and the Mini 3 is more concise.
The processing of the frame is still the bright edge of the brick cutting.
Screen:
The screen resolution and size of the Mini 3 are the same as those of the Mini 2, so there is no difference between the two in terms of fineness, but in terms of brightness, the Mini 3 has slightly improved, but this does not exclude the difference in batches. The performance of 450 nits to 500 nits is enough. As for contrast, 3 has slightly decreased compared with 2.
Endurance:
The battery capacity of the Mini 3 is the same as that of the Mini 2, which is 6470 mAh. However, in terms of the duration of video playback, On the contrary, the Mini 3 is far less durable than the Mini 2. Its performance is nearly 2 hours behind, and it is possible to watch another movie (except for Star Trek, of course). According to our guess, this may be because the iOS 8 operating system carried by the Mini 3 consumes more power, because the performance of the Mini 2 is based on its running iOS 7, and in terms of web browsing time, The Mini 3 pulled back and its 13 hour and 12 minute performance was far ahead of the 2's 10 hour and 47 minute performance.
Performance:
Apple has obviously not made the same crazy performance improvement as the Air 2 for the Mini 3. The Mini 3 continues to use the A7 processor of the Mini 2, which has appeared on the iPhone 5S, iPad Air, and iPad Mini 2 for a long time. The CPU part is a 1.3GHz 64 bit dual core processor, and the GPU is a PowerVR GX6430. Therefore, we have no expectations for the performance of the iPad Mini 3.
In the CPU run test, the score of the Mini 3 is about the same as that of the Android tablet with similar size, and of course it is also about the same as that of the Mini 2. It is quite different from the Nexus 9, which is currently the top performance of Android. As for the Air 2, which is more distraught, it is totally different.
In terms of GPU, the score of Mini 3 is similar to that of CPU, so there is nothing to say.
The score of web browsing performance is still no surprise.
There is no doubt that the performance of the Mini 3 is enough, and iOS is smooth enough on the Mini 3, and there is no obstacle to the operation of applications. This is Apple's good tradition. After all, exclusive hardware and software can guarantee the smoothness as long as the ecosystem is closed enough.
Camera:
The Mini 3 camera and the Mini 2 still have the same ancestral 5 megapixel, but iOS 8 has been updated on the camera UI, which means that the Mini 3 can lock the focus and manually adjust the exposure. However, as long as the Mini 2 is also upgraded to iOS 8, the Mini 3 and 2 will be exactly the same again.
In terms of camera operation, the Mini 3 is an enlarged version of the iPhone 6. Slide the camera mode. The HDR and timing switch are next to the shutter key. There is no difference between various camera functions.
The image quality of the 5 megapixel camera of the Mini 3 is no surprise, and the overall details of the image are well preserved, but the noise in the sample is very serious, and after the noise reduction algorithm is applied, the smearing trace of the image is obvious, which will significantly reduce the detail performance. in addition The sample of Mini 3 is yellow and warm, just like that of Apple. The color saturation is slightly lower than that of iPhone. There is nothing else to say.
In terms of HDR, the HDR effect of Mini 3 is not obvious. It occasionally brightens the dark places and occasionally reduces the highlights, but the two will not be carried out at the same time. Generally speaking, it is conservative (HDR is turned off at the top of the sample, and HDR is turned on at the bottom).
The resolution of panoramic photos is the same as that of iPhone 5. The maximum 180 ° photo resolution can reach 11000 × 2500. The combination, detail and color performance of panoramic photos are very good, but still noisy.
Summary:
If you look at the Mini 3 alone, it is actually a very excellent tablet computer. Although Apple has not made any innovation in appearance design and workmanship, it has at least not made any mistakes. Thanks to the new iOS 8, its functions have indeed improved compared with iOS 7, Touch ID may also be the best fingerprint identification function on the tablet at present. The larger memory capacity is not useless, right.
But the problem is not the Mini 3 or its competitors, but its predecessors, Mini 2， One of the biggest killers of the Mini 2 is the price. The current starting price of the Mini 2 is 2198 yuan, and the starting price of the Mini 3 is 2888 yuan. The difference between the two is close to 700 yuan. The latter has more fingerprints and more local gold. Is it really worth it? Apple may not have made any performance and specification improvements to the Mini 3 to prevent the Mini 3 from threatening the sales of the Air 2. But what hope can Apple's products have without improving their performance? Anyway, the appearance design is the same all the time. The old products can have new functions by upgrading the new system. The extra 700 yuan is just for touch. To be honest, I don't think it's worth it.
advantage:
Excellent metal body workmanship;
Fine screen;
With fingerprint identification function;
Apple LOGO.
Disadvantages:
expensive.
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