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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 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 | 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 | -- |
| 7.81 | 7.92 |
| 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 | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2022) is better than the Apple iPad 3, having an 81.4 score against 71.1. The Apple iPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system. Apple iPad Air (2022) is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also way lighter and much thinner than the Apple iPad 3.
IPad 3 counts with a little bit better screen than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1536 x 2048px resolution, they both have the same display pixels density. IPad Air (2022) counts with a much faster CPU than iPad 3, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
The iPad Air (2022) captures a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a much bigger aperture and a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. IPad Air (2022) has as much storage to install applications and games as the iPad 3 one, both have exactly the same internal memory.
The iPad 3 features a superior battery performance than iPad Air (2022).
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