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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&TApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-03-07 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| $ 300.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 5.00 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 |
| 7.81 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 has a global score of 71.1, which is slightly better than iPad 4's score of 70.8. Apple iPad 3's body has the same thickness and weight than iPad 4. Both tablets in this review include iOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad 3 has older 6.1 version and iPad 4 has iOS 7.x version.
IPad 4 has a bit more vivid screen than iPad 3. Both have a display of the same size, the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a greater number of pixels per display inch. The Apple iPad 4 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad 3, because it has more internal memory.
IPad 4 has a bit faster CPU than iPad 3, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores, the iPad 4 also has a graphics processor. The iPad 4 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 3. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a back facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution, the same video frame rate and the same camera aperture.
Apple iPad 3 has a really longer battery performance than iPad 4.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, iPad 3 is also a lot cheaper.
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