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Apple iPad
64 GB Wi-FiApple iPad 3
16 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 47.6 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 5.1, 5, 4.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2010-01-27 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 23.99 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 369.00 | $ 355.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 is much better than Apple iPad, getting a general score of 68.2 against 47.6. IPad 3's body is extremely newer, just a little lighter and extremely thinner than Apple iPad. Both devices we compare here use iOS OS, but iPad 3 has the newer 6.1 version and Apple iPad has iOS 5.1. The iPad 3 features a bit better processing power than iPad, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of 1000 megahertz cores.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a much sharper screen than iPad, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPad 3 also has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way higher pixels density. The iPad 3 shoots a lot better photographs and videos than iPad. IPad counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad 3 features a really longer battery performance than iPad.
The Apple iPad 3 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Apple iPad, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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