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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2012-03-07 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 7.83 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 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
IPad 3 has an overall score of 71.1, which is much better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 score. IPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Despite being the best tablet we compare here, the iPad 3 is a much heavier and thicker tablet than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a screen that's just as good as the iPad 3 one, because although the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1488 x 2266px. IPad 3 features a much powerful CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has 4 lesser processing cores (although they are faster).
IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better camera than iPad 3, because it has a lot better resolution camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has much more storage for games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad 3 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Apple iPad 3 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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