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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2017-06-09 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 1079.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.81 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 10.5-inch is way better than the Apple iPad 3, having a global score of 88.9 against 71.1. IPad Pro 10.5-inch is a much newer tablet, and it's also much thinner and notably lighter than Apple iPad 3. Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch features a very superior performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has 3 GB more RAM and more cores.
The Apple iPad 3 features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch, although it has a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a little bit smaller screen. Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch counts with a way better camera than Apple iPad 3, because it has a lot larger aperture, a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a much better 12 megapixels resolution camera.
Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 3, because it has 448 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad 3 features a really longer battery life than iPad Pro 10.5-inch, because it has a 11560mAh battery capacity.
IPad Pro 10.5-inch is way more expensive than the Apple iPad 3, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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