Meizu M3 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 25, 2016	Sep 14, 2021
Scheduled release
Apr 29, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$123

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.74 x 0.33 inches 141.5 x 69.5 x 8.3 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
4.66 oz / 132.0 g	10.34 oz / 297.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Pink, Blue, White, Gold	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.99% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
2870 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
5 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$92

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz / 293.0 g

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