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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 7.83 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.81 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 10 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad (2022) is a little bit better than iPad 3, having a 74.7 score against 71.1. IPad (2022)'s construction is extremely newer, much lighter and somewhat thinner than iPad 3. The iPad (2022) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, and iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 OS. IPad (2022) has a much faster processing unit than iPad 3, because it has a greater number of cores and a 64-bits processor.
IPad 3 has a little bit better display than iPad (2022), although it has a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little smaller screen, they both have the same screen pixel density. The Apple iPad 3 and the iPad (2022) both count with quite similar memory capacity to install applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad (2022) has a very superior camera than iPad 3, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a lot larger aperture to take better low light images and a much more mega pixels camera in the back. The iPad 3 features a much better battery performance than Apple iPad (2022).
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