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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2012-03-07 |
| -- | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 has an overall score of 71.1, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 general score. The iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. The iPad 3 counts with a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen.
IPad 3 features a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features much more memory capacity for apps and games than iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a much more MP camera in the back, a lot larger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. Apple iPad 3 counts with improved battery life than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 19 percent bigger battery size.
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