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| Global Score | |
| 66 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2017-06-09 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 23.00 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 675.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.81 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a score of 89.8, which is a lot better than the Apple iPad 3's general score of 66. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch design is a lot newer and notably thinner than Apple iPad 3's, but it's just a little bit heavier. IPad 3 counts with a little bit better screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch, although it has a much smaller display, a little bit inferior pixels number in each screen inch and a way worse 1536 x 2048px resolution.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad 3, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch shoots greater photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels, a much larger diafragm aperture and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. IPad 3 features just a little bit longer battery life than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch, because it has a 11560mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch is also the cheapest, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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