Apple revealed on Thursday the third generation of its iPad mini tablet, the second with Retina display in the company's line.
Available in silver, space gray and gold, the iPad mini comes equipped with Apple's Touch ID and an improved front-facing camera with Burst Mode, a feature that lets users take a series of photos at once.
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Apple's latest announcement comes just one day after Google unveiled its Nexus 9 tablet, and just days before the release of Amazon's new Kindle Fire HDX.
With so many new smaller-sized tablets to choose from, finding the right one for your needs can be a daunting task. So we've stacked the new iPad mini up against Samsung's Galaxy Tab S, Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX and Google's Nexus 9 to help you out. See how the tablets compare in the chart, below:
iPad Mini 3 vs. Kindle Fire HDX vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S vs. Google Nexus 9
iPad Mini Retina 2
GalaxyTab S
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
Google Nexus 9
Screen Size
7.9 inches
8.4 inches
8.9 inches
8.9 inches
Resolution
2048 x 1536 Pixel
1600 x 2560 Pixel
2560x1600 Pixel
2048x1536
Screen Type/ppi (pixels per inch)
Retina display, 326 ppi
WQXGA Super AMOLED 360ppi
HDX 339ppi
unknown
Weight
11.67 oz
10.37oz
Wi-Fi: 10.7 oz
4G: 11.0 oz
14.99 oz (Wi-Fi), 15.379 oz (LTE)
Chipset
A7, M7 coprocessor
1.9Ghz Quadcore + 1.3 Ghz Quadcore
Quad-core 2.2 GHz
64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 Dual Denver @ 2.3GHz
Storage
16GB, 64GB, 128GB (both models)
16GB, expandable via microSD up to 128 GB
16GB, 32 GB, expandable via microSD up to 128 GB
16GB, 32GB
Connectors
Apple Lightning
microUSB
microUSB
microUSB
Operating System
iOS 8
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Fire OS
Android 5.0 Lollipop
Battery
Up to 10 hours browsing
Up to 10 hours browsing
Up to 12 hours reading + browsing, up to 18 hours reading only
Up to 9.5 hours wifi browsing
Camera
5MP iSight camera, FaceTime HD camera
2.1 MP (front), 8.0 Megapixel with Flash (rear)
Front-facing 720p HD Camera. 8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash
1.6 MP (front), 8 MP (rear)
Networking
Wi-Fi, LTE
Wi-Fi, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi, LTE
U.S. Price
$399 (16GB, Wi-Fi), $499 (64GB, Wi-Fi), $599 (128GB, Wi-Fi), $529 (16 GB Wi-Fi, LTE), $629 (64GB, Wi-Fi, LTE), $729 (128 GB, Wi-Fi, LTE)
$399 (16GB, Wi-fi)
$379 (16GB, Wi-fi), $429 (32GB, Wi-fi), $479 (64GB, Wi-fi), $529 (32GB, LTE), $579 (64GB, LTE)
$399 (16GB, Wi-fi), $479 (32GB, Wi-fi), $599 (32GB, LTE).