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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.99 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | -- |
| 8.58 | 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 | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 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
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a general score of 73.2, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 3's 71.1 general score. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) construction is way newer, thinner and much lighter than the Apple iPad 3. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Apple iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 OS.
The Apple iPad 3 features a bit better display than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little bit smaller screen. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a way better processing power than iPad 3, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a 64-bits processor.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a bit better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same aperture and the same video resolution, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a way higher resolution back facing camera. The iPad 3 and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) count with very similar storage to install applications and games, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
IPad 3 has improved battery life than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 8526mAh.
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