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Lenovo IdeaTab A3000
32 GBApple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2013-02-24 | 2012-03-07 |
| 7.64 x 4.72 x 0.43 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| $ 79.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is way better than Lenovo IdeaTab A3000, getting a 71.1 score against 55.2. Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS, while Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 works with Android 4.2 OS. Apple iPad 3's construction is thinner than the Lenovo IdeaTab A3000, but it's much heavier and was released only 12 months before.
The Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 has a little faster CPU than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 also has an extra graphics processing unit and more processing cores. The iPad 3 has a brighter screen than Lenovo IdeaTab A3000, because it has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a lot more pixels per inch in the screen and a really larger screen.
Apple iPad 3 has a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Lenovo IdeaTab A3000, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad 3 has a really longer battery duration than Lenovo IdeaTab A3000, because it has a 11560mAh battery capacity.
The Apple iPad 3 captures greater photographs and videos than Lenovo IdeaTab A3000. Both have the same resolution back camera.
The iPad 3 is way more expensive than the Lenovo IdeaTab A3000, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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