Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 7.83 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.81 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 is better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a score of 71.1 against 62.5. The iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Apple iPad 3 features a much better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller display.
The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 3, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. IPad 3 has a very superior CPU than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores.
The iPad 3 counts with a superior battery performance than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). The Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a bit better camera than Apple iPad 3, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light images and video.
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