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Apple iPad 3
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2019-05-28 | 2012-03-07 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| $ 399.00 | $ 395.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is just a bit better than Apple iPod Touch (2019), getting a 68.2 score against 66.9. Despite being the best tablet we compare here, Apple iPad 3's design is a lot older, incredibly heavier and a lot thicker than the Apple iPod Touch (2019). Both of these tablets use iOS OS (operating system), but the Apple iPad 3 has newer 7.x version while Apple iPod Touch (2019) has iOS 13.x version.
IPad 3 and Apple iPod Touch (2019) have quite similar screens, because although the iPad 3 has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a way bigger screen and a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048. IPod Touch (2019) has a superior processing power than iPad 3, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster).
IPod Touch (2019) features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Apple iPod Touch (2019) captures just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Apple iPod Touch (2019) also has a way higher resolution camera.
IPad 3 has a very superior battery life than Apple iPod Touch (2019).
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad 3 is also the cheapest one.
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