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iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Brand
Apple Apple
Model
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Released
2014 Oct 2015 Sep
Hardware Designer
Apple Apple
Codename
Apple iPad 4
9
Apple iPad 5
1
OEM ID
j87map j96ap
Device Category
Tablet Tablet
List of Additional Features
iPad Mini 3rd generation
Lightning connector port
Apple SIM
iPad Mini 4th generation
HT80
fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)
Lightning connector port
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Width
134.7 mm
5.3 inch
134.8 mm
5.31 inch
Height
200 mm
7.87 inch
203.2 mm
8 inch
Depth
7.5 mm
0.3 inches
6.1 mm
0.24 inches
Bounding Volume
202 ccm 167.1 ccm
Mass
341 g
12.03 ounces
304 g
10.72 ounces
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Platform
Apple iOS / iPadOS Apple iOS / iPadOS
Operating System
Apple iOS 8.1 Apple iOS 9.0
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
CPU
Apple A7 APL5698 (S5L8965X)
2,013
64 bit
dual-core
64 Kbyte I-Cache
64 Kbyte D-Cache
1024 Kbyte L2
28 nm
IMG PowerVR G6430 GPU
Apple A8 APL1011 (T7000)
2,014
64 bit
dual-core
64 Kbyte I-Cache
64 Kbyte D-Cache
1024 Kbyte L2
20 nm
IMG PowerVR GX6450 GPU
RAM Type
mobile (LP) DDR3 SDRAM mobile (LP) DDR3 SDRAM, 933 MHz
RAM Capacity
1024 MiB RAM 2048 MiB RAM, 1988 MiB user accessible RAM
Non-volatile Memory Type
Flash EEPROM Flash EEPROM
Non-volatile Memory Interface
Yes Yes
Non-volatile Memory Capacity
61035 MiB non-volatile 15259 MiB non-volatile
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Display Diagonal
199.4 mm
7.9 inch
199.4 mm
7.9 inch
Resolution
1536x2048
3145728 pixels
1536x2048
3145728 pixels
Display Width
119.64 mm
4.71 inch
119.64 mm
4.71 inch
Display Height
159.52 mm
6.28 inch
159.52 mm
6.28 inch
Horizontal Full Bezel Width
15.06 mm 15.16 mm
Display Area
19085 square millimeter 19085 square millimeter
Display Area Utilization
70.8% 69.7%
Pixel Size
0.07789 mm/pixel 0.07789 mm/pixel
Pixel Density
326 PPI 326 PPI
Display Type
Color IPS TFT LCD display Color IPS TFT LCD display
Display Subtype
Retina Display Retina Display
Display Color Depth
24 bit/pixel 24 bit/pixel
Number of Display Scales
16.8M 16.8M
Display Dynamic Range Depth
8 bit/pixel 8 bit/pixel
Display Illumination
LED LED
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes Yes
Display Subpixel Scheme
RGB Matrix (3 subpixels) RGB Matrix (3 subpixels)
Scratch Resistant Screen
Yes Yes
Graphical Controller
PowerVR G6430MP4 PowerVR GX6450MP4
A/V Out
Yes
Proprietary
Yes
Proprietary
A/V Out Max. Resolution
1920x1080 (1080p) FHD Yes
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Audio Channel(s)
stereo stereo
Audio Controller
Cirrus Logic 338S1116 Cirrus Logic 338S1213
Microphone(s)
stereo stereo
Microphone Input
Proprietary Proprietary
D/A Converter Nominal Resolution
24 bit quantization N/A
D/A Holding Frequency
48000 Hz N/A
Loudspeaker(s):
stereo stereo
Audio Output:
3.5mm 3.5mm
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Supported Cellular Bands
GSM 850MHz (B5)
GSM 900MHz (B8)
GSM 1800MHz (B3)
GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2)
UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT)
UMTS 1900MHz (Band II, PCS)
UMTS 850MHz (Band V, CLR)
UMTS 900MHz (Band VIII)
LTE 2100 MHz (Band 1)
LTE 1900 MHz (Band 2, PCS)
LTE 1800 MHz (Band 3)
LTE 850 MHz (Band 5)
LTE 2600 MHz (Band 7)
LTE 900 MHz (Band 8)
LTE 800 MHz (Band 18)
LTE 800 MHz (Band 19)
LTE 800 MHz (Band 20)
TD-LTE 2600 MHz (Band 38)
TD-LTE 1900 MHz (Band 39)
TD-LTE 2300 MHz (Band XL) bands
N/A
Supported Cellular Data Links
GPRS (Class unspecified)
EDGE (Class unspecified)
UMTS 384 kbps (W-CDMA)
HSUPA (Cat. unspecified)
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Cat. 6)
HSDPA (Cat. unspecified)
HSPA+ 21.1 Mbps (Cat. 18)
DC-HSDPA 42.2 Mbps (Cat. 24)
LTE (Cat. unspecified)
LTE 100 Mbps / 50 Mbps (Cat. 3) data links
N/A
SIM Card Slot
Apple SIM N/A
Cellular Antenna
Internal antenna N/A
Cellular Controller
Qualcomm MDM9625M N/A
Sec. Supported Cellular Networks:
No No
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Touchscreen Type
Capacitive multi-touch sensing screen Capacitive multi-touch sensing screen
Touchscreen Simultaneous Touch Points
Yes Yes
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Expansion Interfaces
No No
USB
USB 2.0
USB Hi-Speed (480 Mbps)
USB 2.0
USB Hi-Speed (480 Mbps)
USB Services
USB charging
USB Host
USB On-The-Go 1.3
USB Power Delivery
USB charging
USB Host
USB On-The-Go 1.3
USB Power Delivery
USB Connector
Proprietary Proprietary
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.0
Internal antenna
Bluetooth 4.2
Internal antenna
Wireless LAN
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
Internal antenna
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11ac
Internal antenna
Wireless Services
AirPlay AirPlay
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Supported GPS protocol(s)
GPS (NMEA 0183) No
Complementary Satellite Services
Simultaneous GPS (S-GPS)
Assisted GPS
Geotagging
N/A
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Camera Placement
Rear Rear
Camera Image Sensor
BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Camera Resolution
2592x1936 pixel 3264x2448 pixel
Number of effective pixels
5.0 MP camera 8.0 MP camera
Zoom
1.0 x optical zoom
3.0 x digital zoom
1.0 x optical zoom
3.0 x digital zoom
Focus
Contrast Detection Autofocus (CD AF) Contrast Detection Autofocus (CD AF)
Recordable Image Formats
JPG JPG
Video Recording
1920x1080 pixel
30 fps
1920x1080 pixel
30 fps
Recordable Video Formats
3G2 3G2
Flash
No No
Camera Extra Functions
Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
Video Stabilizer (EIS)
HDR photo
Macro mode
Panorama Photo
Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
Video Stabilizer (EIS)
HDR photo
Macro mode
Panorama Photo
Face detection
Aux. Camera Image Sensor
No No
Aux. 2 Camera Image Sensor
No No
Aux. 3 Camera Image Sensor
No No
Aux. 4 Camera Image Sensor
No No
Aux. 4 Camera Focus
No No
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Secondary Camera Placement
Front Front
Secondary Camera Sensor
CMOS CMOS
Secondary Camera Resolution
1280x960 pixel 1280x960 pixel
Secondary Camera Number of pixels
1.2 MP sec. cam 1.2 MP sec. cam
Secondary Recordable Image Formats
JPG JPG
Secondary Video Recording
1280x720 pixel
30 fps
1280x720 pixel
30 fps
Secondary Recordable Video Formats
3G2 3G2
Sec. Aux. Cam. Image Sensor
No No
Sec. Aux. 2 Cam. Image Sensor
No No
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Built-in compass
Yes Yes
Built-in accelerometer
Yes Yes
Built-in gyroscope
3D (3-axis) gyro 3D (3-axis) gyro
Additional sensors
Fingerprint sensor
Light intensity sensor
Barometer
Fingerprint sensor
Light intensity sensor
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Protection from solid materials
Yes Yes
Protection from liquids
Yes Yes
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Battery
Lithium-ion polymer (LiPo)
built-in
1-cell
Lithium-ion polymer (LiPo)
built-in
1-cell
Nominal Cell Capacity (1st cell)
6400 mAh cell 5100 mAh cell
Nominal Battery Capacity
6400 mAh battery 5100 mAh battery
Estimated Battery Life
10.0 hours 10.0 hours
Estimated Average Current
640 mA 510 mA
iPad Mini 3 TD-LTE A1601 64GB iPad Mini 4 WiFi A1538 16GB
Market Countries
China N/A
Market Regions
Asia
Southeast Asia
N/A
Mobile Operator
China Unicom Netcom Limited N/A

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