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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 67.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2012-03-07 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 335.00 |
| 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 A8 APL1011 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 is a little bit better than iPod touch 6th generation, with a score of 67.7 against 65.6. Despite being the best tablet we are comparing here, we must tell that it's also a incredibly older, a lot thicker and much heavier tablet. Both tablets we compare here work with iOS operating system, but the iPad 3 has a newer 7.x version while iPod touch 6th generation has iOS 12.x.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a screen that's just as good as iPod touch 6th generation's screen, because although the Apple iPad 3 has a bit lower number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a really bigger screen and a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution. IPod touch 6th generation counts with a little bit better hardware performance than iPad 3. Both have the same RAM amount and 2 processing cores.
The iPod touch 6th generation counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPod touch 6th generation captures slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have a F2.4 diafragm aperture, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Apple iPod touch 6th generation also has a camera in the back with a lot better resolution.
IPad 3 has a much better battery life than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 1008% greater battery capacity.
The Apple iPad 3 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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