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Apple iPad 3
16 GBGoogle Nexus 10
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 66.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2012-10-29 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 21.27 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 290.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | True RGB Real Stripe PLS |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T604 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 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 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 500 hours standby time |
| 11.2 | 9.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 10 has an overall score of 66.8, which is a bit better than iPad 3's 64.7 general score. The Google Nexus 10 has Android 5.1 OS, while iPad 3 works with iOS 7.x OS. Even when Google Nexus 10 and the iPad 3 were released only a couple months apart, Google Nexus 10 is a little bit lighter and a bit thinner.
The Google Nexus 10 has a little sharper screen than iPad 3, because it has a bit larger display, a slightly higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and a little bit greater display density. Google Nexus 10 and iPad 3 count with quite similar memory for games and applications, they have the same internal storage.
Google Nexus 10 features a little bit better performance than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have 2 cores, the Google Nexus 10 also has 1 GB more RAM memory. Apple iPad 3 counts with a better camera than Google Nexus 10. Both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a 5 mega-pixels back camera and the same 1920x1080 video definition.
Apple iPad 3 counts with better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 10, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 9000mAh.
The Google Nexus 10 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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