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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| 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
The iPad 3 has a global score of 71.1, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad (2020)'s 66.6 overall score. Despite being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad 3 is a notably older, notably heavier and thicker tablet than Apple iPad (2020). Apple iPad (2020) has a much better performance than iPad 3, because it has a 64-bits CPU and more cpu cores.
IPad 3 has a little bit better display than iPad (2020), although it has a bit lower pixels density, a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite smaller display. IPad 3 has a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad (2020) captures clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Apple iPad (2020) also has a camera with way more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad 3 features a very superior battery performance than iPad (2020).
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Apple iPad 3 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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