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HP TouchPad
16 GBApple iPad 3
16 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 39.2 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HP | Apple |
| webOS 3.0 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2011-02-09 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.45 x 7.45 x 0.54 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 26.10 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| White | Black and White |
| $ 370.00 | $ 355.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Scorpion (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 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 | |
| 6300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.76 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 has an overall score of 68.2, which is much better than the HP TouchPad's 39.2 global score. IPad 3 is a newer tablet, and it's also somewhat lighter and incredibly thinner than the HP TouchPad. The iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, while HP TouchPad comes with webOS 3.0 operating system.
The iPad 3 features a lot better screen than HP TouchPad, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the iPad 3 also has a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot higher amount of pixels per inch of screen. IPad 3's processing unit is very similar to HP TouchPad's processor, and although the iPad 3 has doesn't have a GPU, they both have 2 cpu cores.
The iPad 3 features a way better camera than HP TouchPad. The Apple iPad 3 counts with as much memory to store more apps and games as the HP TouchPad one, both of them have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad 3 counts with a much better battery performance than HP TouchPad, because it has an 83% greater battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad 3 is also cheaper than the HP TouchPad, which makes it a simple decision.
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