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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 65 |
| 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 | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.83 | 5.85 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 is a bit better than iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 71.1 score against 65. IPad 3's body is noticeably older, extremely heavier and way thicker than iPad mini (6th Gen). IPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, and iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Apple iPad 3 and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) have similar displays, because although the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel density and a quite better 1488 x 2266 resolution.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with as much storage to store more games and applications as Apple iPad 3, both have equal 64 GB internal storage. IPad 3 features an extremely better processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has less cores. The iPad mini (6th Gen) takes much clearer videos and photos than iPad 3, because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP, a way better (4K) video resolution and a lot larger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light situations.
The iPad 3 features a very superior battery life than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 128% more battery size.
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