<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
)	O
is	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
primarily	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
and	O
hardware	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
new	O
features	O
are	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Touch	O
ID	O
sensor	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
,	O
differing	O
storage	O
sizes	O
and	O
being	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
gold	O
color	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
comes	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	O
8.1	O
operating	O
system	O
preinstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
several	O
built-in	O
applications	B-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
Camera	O
,	O
Photos	O
,	O
Messages	O
,	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
,	O
Mail	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
Maps	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
iBooks	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
Reminders	B-Application
,	O
Clock	O
,	O
Videos	O
,	O
Newsstand	O
,	O
Photo	B-Application
Booth	I-Application
and	O
Podcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital	O
application	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
applications	B-Application
made	O
by	O
various	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
apps	O
made	O
by	O
Apple	O
itself	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
,	O
GarageBand	B-Application
,	O
iTunes	O
U	O
,	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
iPhone	I-Operating_System
,	O
Find	B-Operating_System
My	I-Operating_System
Friends	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
Store	O
,	O
Trailers	O
,	O
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
iWork	B-Application
apps	O
(	O
Pages	B-Application
,	O
Keynote	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Numbers	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
can	O
also	O
sync	O
content	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
with	O
a	O
Mac	O
or	O
PC	O
using	O
iTunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	O
network	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
headset	O
or	O
the	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
to	O
place	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
cellular	O
using	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
application	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
(	O
if	O
hardware	O
supported	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
includes	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
with	O
the	O
built-in	O
NFC	O
functionality	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
,	O
an	O
intelligent	B-Protocol
personal	I-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
and	O
knowledge	B-Device
navigator	I-Device
,	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
hands-free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
natural	B-General_Concept
language	I-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
to	O
answer	O
questions	O
,	O
make	O
recommendations	O
,	O
and	O
perform	O
actions	O
by	O
delegating	O
requests	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Web	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
can	O
identify	O
songs	O
by	O
using	O
Shazam	B-Application
to	O
listen	O
to	O
any	O
song	O
playing	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
then	O
stores	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
any	O
songs	O
it	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
identify	O
on	O
iTunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
come	O
integrated	O
through	O
Apple	O
's	O
native	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
features	O
can	O
be	O
directly	O
accessed	O
from	O
within	O
native	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Calendar	O
which	O
can	O
sync	O
Facebook	B-Application
events	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
like	O
button	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
also	O
got	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9-12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
did	O
not	O
get	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
uses	O
almost	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Touch	O
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
the	O
gold	O
color	O
option	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
silver	O
and	O
space	O
gray	O
color	O
choices	O
of	O
iPads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
uses	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
main	O
exception	O
being	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Touch	O
ID	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
7.9	O
"	O
retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
with	O
2048-by-1536-pixel	O
resolution	O
at	O
326	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
also	O
uses	O
the	O
A7	O
chip	O
with	O
64-bit	O
architecture	O
and	O
the	O
M7	B-Device
motion	B-Device
coprocessor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
5MP	O
iSight	B-Protocol
Camera	I-Protocol
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
1080p	O
HD	O
video	O
and	O
a	O
1.2MP	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
HD	O
Camera	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
720p	O
HD	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
ID	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
authorize	O
purchases	O
in	O
online	O
apps	O
only	O
with	O
fingerprint	O
verification	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
entering	O
passwords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
available	O
with	O
storage	O
options	O
of	O
16	O
,	O
64	O
or	O
128GB	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
expansion	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
camera	O
connection	O
kit	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
reader	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
to	O
an	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
but	O
drew	O
fainter	O
praise	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
except	O
for	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Touch	O
ID	O
and	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
the	O
gold	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
better	O
buy	O
,	O
being	O
US$100	O
cheaper	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
screen	B-Device
and	O
internals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Mini	O
2	O
and	O
3	O
were	O
stuck	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
's	O
new	O
hardware	O
was	O
considerably	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
