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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.73 ounces |
| Black and White | Silver and Space Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2420 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 7.83 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a general score of 76.6, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 3's 71.1 global score. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) design is extremely lighter and notably thinner than Apple iPad 3. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 operating system.
The Apple iPad 3 features a better screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a little smaller display, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048. IPad 3 counts with a much powerful processor than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 7 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) captures way better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution, a camera in the back with a way better resolution and a way bigger diafragm aperture. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad 3 has a very superior battery life than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Although iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPad 3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad 3. So if you need that extra features, you can buy iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the iPad 3, giving up some features and specs.
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