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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2012-03-07 | -- |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) is a little bit better than iPad 3, with a overall score of 74.8 against 71.1. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) design is incredibly lighter and extremely thinner than iPad 3. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, and iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS.
The iPad 3 has a more vivid screen than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lot lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, a bit inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display and a really smaller screen. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because it has 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The iPad 3 has a way better performance than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), although it has less RAM and lesser cores (although they are faster). IPad 3 has a really longer battery performance than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen). Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) features a superior camera than iPad 3, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way better video quality.
Although iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Apple iPad 3, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Apple iPad 3. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get the Apple iPad 3, letting go a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your money.
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