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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 6.21 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 has a global score of 71.1, which is much better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s overall score of 62.2. The iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 operating system, while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Although it's the best in this review, we must tell that it is also a noticeably older, notably heavier and somewhat thicker tablet.
IPad 3 has a much greater processing power than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM. The iPad 3 counts with a bit better screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has a little bit worse 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, a just a little lower quantity of pixels per screen inch and a bit smaller display.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a slightly better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a same size aperture, the iPad 10.2 (2020) also has a lot better 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. IPad 3 counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad 3 features a much better battery life than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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