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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is slightly better than Apple iPad 3, with a overall score of 72.3 against 71.1. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a way thinner and way lighter tablet than the Apple iPad 3. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Apple iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 operating system.
IPad 3 has a much better hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores. IPad 3 features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per inch in the display.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 3, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The iPad 3 has a much longer battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) captures slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a camera in the back with a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution and a lot bigger aperture for better images in low-light situations.
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