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Apple iPad 2
16 GB VerizonApple iPad 3
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 21.41 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| $ 405.00 | $ 395.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.6 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 has a score of 68.2, which is much better than the iPad 2's 57.3 score. IPad 3's construction is newer, but just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier than iPad 2. Both tablets we compare here have the same iOS 7.x OS. IPad 2 features a little bit better hardware performance than iPad 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad 2 also counts with a graphics processor.
IPad 3 has a way better looking display than iPad 2, and although they both have a display with the same size, the iPad 3 also has a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way greater pixels number per inch of screen. The iPad 3 captures way better photographs and videos than iPad 2, because it has a way better resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher (Full HD) video definition.
Apple iPad 2 and iPad 3 feature very similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have equal internal storage. Apple iPad 3 counts with a way better battery duration than iPad 2, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 6944mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Apple iPad 3 is also cheaper than the other tablet, which makes it an easy decision.
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