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Apple iPad 3

16 GB Verizon
Global Score
74.268.2
Basic Information
AppleApple
iOS 8.xiOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1
2014-10-162012-03-07
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches
15.41 ounces23.35 ounces
Gold and GrayBlack and White
Aluminium--
$ 231.00$ 395.00
Display / Screen
9.7 inches9.7 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels
IPS LCDIPS LCD
264 pixels per inch264 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.28
Performance
Apple A8X chipsetApple A5X chipset
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM1 GB RAM
PowerVR GXA6850 GPUQuad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU
8.827.83
Storage
16 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
4.44.4
Camera
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP5.00 MP + 0.30 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/2.40 aperture
31.00mm focal length35.00mm focal length
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video--
8.477.81
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMMicro SIM
6.76.9
Battery Life
7340mAh Battery11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
8.5611.2
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
Fingerprint ID Scanner--
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

Apple iPad Air 2 has a score of 74.2, which is a bit better than Apple iPad 3's general score of 68.2. Both of these tablets come with iOS OS, but Apple iPad Air 2 has newer 8.x version while Apple iPad 3 has iOS 7.x, giving a couple nice extra features. Apple iPad Air 2 is a newer tablet device, and it is also much lighter and much thinner than Apple iPad 3.

The iPad Air 2 features a bit more vivid screen than iPad 3. They have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a same size screen and the same screen density. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a greater hardware performance than iPad 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU.

IPad Air 2 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same camera aperture and the same video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels. The Apple iPad Air 2 and the iPad 3 count with incredibly similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have the same 16 GB internal memory.

The iPad 3 counts with a much better battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has a 11560mAh battery size.

The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making it an easy decision.




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