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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| -- | 2012-03-07 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| -- | 23.35 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | 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 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has an overall score of 74.8, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad 3's global score of 71.1. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a noticeably thinner and much lighter portable tablet than Apple iPad 3.
The iPad 3 has a way better processing power than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 6 less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM. Apple iPad 3 has a more vivid display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a little inferior number of pixels per inch of screen and a much smaller display.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) shoots better photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has a way better (4K) video definition and a way more megapixels back facing camera. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad 3 has a really longer battery duration than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Although iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPad 3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad 3. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), but if you don't you can save some money and get the iPad 3, resigning a couple specs and features.
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