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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 64.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| -- | 2012-03-07 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 290.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 5.85 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 3 |
| 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
IPad 3 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 64.7 score against 63.3. Even being the best we compare here, iPad 3's body is extremely thicker and a lot heavier than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). The iPad 3 comes with iOS 7.x OS, while Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x OS.
The iPad 3 counts with a much better processing power than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has 4 less CPU cores. IPad 3 counts with a display that is just as good as the iPad mini (A17 Pro) one, because although the iPad 3 has a little bit inferior pixel count per inch in the screen and a little lower 1536 x 2048 resolution, it also counts with a larger screen.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better camera than iPad 3, because it has a way better (4K) video definition and a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution camera. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a very superior memory to install games and applications than iPad 3, because it has more internal storage.
Apple iPad 3 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
IPad 3 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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