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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2012-03-07 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | -- |
| 23.35 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 has a general score of 71.1, which is better than iPad mini (7th Gen)'s overall score of 61. Apple iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 operating system, while iPad mini (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The iPad 3 counts with a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has less processing cores (but faster).
IPad mini (7th Gen) has a display that is very similar to the screen in Apple iPad 3, because although the iPad mini (7th Gen) has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a just a bit greater screen density. The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a much better camera than iPad 3, because it has a way better (4K) video quality, a way larger camera aperture and a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Apple iPad mini (7th Gen)'s storage to store more apps and games is very similar to the iPad 3 one, both of them have the same 64 GB internal memory. Apple iPad 3 has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen).
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