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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Apple |
| Android 4.2.1 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| -- | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 160 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 is a lot better than the Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, getting a 71.1 score against 54.7. Although it's the best in this comparison review, the iPad 3 is a thicker and incredibly heavier tablet device than the Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. IPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 OS, and Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1 OS.
The Apple iPad 3 has a brighter display than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a lot more pixels per inch in the screen, a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a larger display. Apple iPad 3 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 counts with a bit better CPU than Apple iPad 3. Both have 1 GB of RAM memory and 2 cpu cores. Apple iPad 3 features a greater camera than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a 5 mega-pixels resolution camera and the same (Full HD) video quality.
Apple iPad 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
IPad 3 costs more money than the Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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