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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 779.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 10.35 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 (2019) is much better than iPad 3, having a overall score of 85.9 against 71.1. The iPad Air (2019) is a incredibly newer device, and it's also way thinner and lighter than iPad 3. Apple iPad 3 features a slightly better looking display than iPad Air (2019), although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, a little worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bit smaller display.
The iPad Air (2019) features a very superior performance than iPad 3, because it has a greater number of faster cores, a 64 bits processor and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad Air (2019) captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPad 3, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has a camera with a much better 8 mega pixels resolution and faster 120 frames per second video frame rates.
Apple iPad Air (2019) features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad 3 features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2019), because it has a 42 percent larger battery capacity.
The iPad Air (2019) is way more expensive than the iPad 3, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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