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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 61 | 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 |
| -- | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 5.85 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 is better than iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a score of 71.1 against 61. The iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 operating system, and iPad mini (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. IPad 3 counts with a screen that is very similar to iPad mini (7th Gen)'s screen, because although the iPad 3 has a little lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a little worse number of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger screen.
The iPad 3 counts with as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) one, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad 3 features an extremely better processor than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has 4 less cores (although they are faster).
IPad mini (7th Gen) has a much better camera than iPad 3, because it has a much larger diafragm aperture, a way higher resolution back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The iPad 3 has a way better battery life than iPad mini (7th Gen).
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