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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-03-07 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 300.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 5.28 |
| 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 | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 has a global score of 71.1, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s general score of 58.6. IPad 3's design is just a bit thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's incredibly heavier and was released many years before. The iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a better performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores (and faster). The iPad 3 counts with a lot better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has more pixels per inch of screen, a bigger display and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a camera with much more mega pixels and a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
IPad 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Although iPad 3 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPad 3, else you can save some dollars and get the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), giving up some specs and features.
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