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Apple iPad 3
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 68.2 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iOS 13.x, 12.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2019-05-28 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 395.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| 7.81 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is a bit better than the iPod Touch (2019), with a 68.2 score against 66.9. The Apple iPad 3 design is incredibly older, way thicker and noticeably heavier than the iPod Touch (2019). Both tablets we are comparing here have iOS operating system, but the Apple iPad 3 has the newer 7.x version and iPod Touch (2019) has iOS 13.x version, giving you a lot of extra features and increased performance.
The iPod Touch (2019) counts with a superior processor than Apple iPad 3, because it has a higher number of faster cores. Apple iPod Touch (2019) counts with a screen that is just as good as the Apple iPad 3 one, because although the Apple iPod Touch (2019) has a lot smaller screen and a lot worse 640 x 1136 resolution, it also counts with a just a little better pixel number in each screen inch.
IPod Touch (2019) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same aperture, the iPod Touch (2019) also has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. The iPod Touch (2019) features a much better storage capacity for games and applications than iPad 3, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The iPad 3 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPod Touch (2019).
The Apple iPad 3 not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also the cheapest, which makes this tablet a simple decision.
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