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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| $ 459.00 | $ 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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
Apple iPad 3 has a score of 71.1, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad (2020)'s 66.6 global score. Apple iPad 3 is better than Apple iPad (2020), we must highlight that it is also incredibly older, a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. Apple iPad (2020) has a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has a larger number of cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad 3 has a bit more vivid display than iPad (2020), although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, a quite smaller display and a quite inferior number of pixels per display inch. The iPad 3 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 64 GB internal memory.
IPad (2020) features a little bit better camera than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have a F2.4 aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the iPad (2020) also has a much more mega pixels back camera. Apple iPad 3 counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPad (2020).
Apple iPad 3 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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