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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2022-10-26 | 2012-03-07 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | Micro SIM |
| 10 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a score of 80.2, which is much better than the Apple iPad 3's overall score of 71.1. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is a newer and incredibly thinner tablet than Apple iPad 3, but it's also a little heavier.
Apple iPad 3 features a much better processing power than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a bit sharper screen than iPad 3, because it has a better 2048 x 2732 resolution, a lot bigger display and a little higher number of pixels in each display inch.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a very superior camera than iPad 3, because it has a lot bigger aperture, a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad 3 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
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