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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2012-03-07 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Black and White |
| $ 110.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 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 | |
| -- | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 has an overall score of 71.1, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s global score of 59.7. The iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. IPad 3 is a way older and much heavier portable tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but Apple managed to make it just a little thinner anyway.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a better performing CPU than iPad 3, because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Apple iPad 3 counts with a much sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a bigger screen, a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a better pixels density.
The iPad 3 features a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much better (Full HD) video resolution and a much higher 5 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
IPad 3 has a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Apple iPad 3 costs a lot more than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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