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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Black and White | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 9.36 |
| 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
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an overall score of 73.2, which is slightly better than the iPad 3's score of 71.1. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 operating system. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) design is newer, lighter and somewhat thinner than the iPad 3.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with an extremely better processor than iPad 3, because it has a 64-bit processor and 4 more cores. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a little bit better looking display than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it has a little worse display density, a bit worse 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little bit smaller screen.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s storage for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Apple iPad 3 one, both of them have equal internal storage. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same video quality, a F2.4 aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad 3 features longer battery performance than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a 11560mAh battery size instead of 8526mAh.
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