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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2012-03-07 | 2020-03-25 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 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 (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a general score of 84.6, which is better than the Apple iPad 3's 71.1 score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a newer device, and it is also thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Apple iPad 3. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS.
The iPad 3 has a bit better looking display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), although it has a really smaller display, a bit worse pixels quantity in each inch of screen and a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a much better storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a much better performance than iPad 3, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores. IPad 3 counts with greater battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) takes a lot better videos and photos than iPad 3, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments and a back camera with way more MP.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPad 3, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPad 3. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy iPad 3, and give up a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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