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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 88.9 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2017-06-09 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1079.00 | $ 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 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 | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a general score of 88.9, which is much better than the iPad 3's 71.1 overall score. IPad Pro 10.5-inch is a much newer device, and it is also incredibly thinner and a lot lighter than iPad 3. The Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch features a very superior performance than iPad 3, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM.
Apple iPad 3 has a little bit better looking screen than iPad Pro 10.5-inch, although it has a little lower resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a quite smaller screen and a just a bit lower screen density. The iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a lot better camera than iPad 3, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a way bigger diafragm aperture.
The Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch costs a lot more money than Apple iPad 3, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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