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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GBApple iPad 3
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 64.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 290.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is a lot better than the iPad 3's 64.7 global score. Both of these tablets have iOS OS (Operating System), but iPad Air 2 has newer 8.x version and iPad 3 has iOS 7.x, so it provides the user a couple additional features. IPad Air 2's construction is extremely newer, noticeably thinner and extremely lighter than iPad 3.
IPad Air 2 has a little more vivid display than iPad 3. Both have the same count of pixels in each display inch, a display with the same size and an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536px. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because it has more internal storage.
IPad Air 2 features a better CPU than iPad 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air 2 captures clearer photographs and videos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, a same size aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the iPad Air 2 also has a much higher resolution back camera.
IPad 3 features a much longer battery duration than iPad Air 2, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, iPad Air 2 is also the cheapest, making this tablet a very good choice.
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