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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2016-03-31 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 8.48 |
| 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 9.7-inch is much better than the iPad 3, with an 80 score against 71.1. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch body is much newer, noticeably thinner and much lighter than iPad 3. The iPad 3 has a more vivid screen than iPad Pro 9.7-inch. Both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the same pixel density and a same size screen.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has 192 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad Pro 9.7-inch features a quite better hardware performance than iPad 3, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes much better photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a lot higher resolution camera. The Apple iPad 3 has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a 58 percent greater battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch costs the same than the Apple iPad 3.
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