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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2019-09-25 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 17.39 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.81 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch is better than Apple iPad 3, having a global score of 79.3 against 71.1. IPad 10.2-inch is a newer tablet, and it's also noticeably thinner and notably lighter than Apple iPad 3. IPad 10.2-inch features a faster processing unit than iPad 3, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more cores.
IPad 3 features a bit better looking screen than iPad 10.2-inch, although it has a bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a quite worse pixels quantity in each screen inch. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch features a little bit better camera than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch also has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
IPad 10.2-inch counts with a much better memory for apps and games than iPad 3, because it has more internal storage. The iPad 3 counts with improved battery performance than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 8827mAh.
The iPad 10.2-inch is a lot more expensive than the iPad 3, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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