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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| -- | 2012-03-07 |
| -- | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| -- | 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 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 Apple iPad 3 is better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), with a 71.1 score against 60.6. Apple iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 operating system, while iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The iPad 3 has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
IPad 3 features as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), both have the same internal storage capacity. IPad 3 has a much better performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores and 7 GB lesser RAM memory. IPad 3 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than iPad 3, because it has a way larger aperture and a back camera with much more MP.
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