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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-03-07 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 300.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.82 |
| 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 score of 71.1, which is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s score of 59.7. The iPad 3 construction is just a bit thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although it is extremely heavier and was released many years before. The iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad 3 counts with a lot better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has more pixels per inch of screen, a bigger display and a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a much greater storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a better processing unit than Apple iPad 3, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. IPad 3 captures way better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way better (Full HD) video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The iPad 3 features a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
IPad 3 costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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