IPAD Mini

The iPad mini 3's gadget table maniac  design is almost identical to the iPad mini 2's gadget tablet maniac design. The only difference you'll find is the presence of a metal ring around the home button, which is part of the new Touch ID feature, and the option to buy a gold model of the iPad mini 3 that wasn't available for the iPad mini 2.

That means that the iPad mini 2 gadget tablet maniac and iPad mini 3 gadget tablet maniac are both 7.5mm thick, they weigh 331g, and sport a 7.9in Retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536.

The inside of the iPad mini 2 gadget tablet maniac and iPad mini 3 is also the same, both boasting an A7 processor and M7 co-processor, dual-band WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0 and the same 10 hour battery life.

The camera on the rear of both iPad minis is a 5Mp iSight camera, and the front is a FaceTime HD camera.

All of the benchmark tests we've carried out on both tablets were very similar, as can be expected from tablets with the same technology gadget inside.

The iPad mini 2 gadget came with 16GB, 32GB, 64GB or 128GB internal storage, but the iPad mini 3 doesn't come in the 32GB configuration.

As mentioned gadget above, the biggest difference between the iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3 is the introduction of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor beneath the newest iPad mini's Home button.

Touch ID allows you to unlock the iPad mini 3 with just the touch of a finger, rather than having to type in your passcode every time. It can also be used to unlock some third party apps, as well as pay for items in the iOS App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore without needing to type in your password.