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Lenovo ThinkPad 8
64 GBApple iPad 3
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 68.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 399.00 | $ 395.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 273 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 3 has a general score of 68.2, which is slightly better than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8's 62.2 global score. IPad 3 comes with iOS 7.x operating system, and Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has Windows 8.1 operating system. Although it's the best in this comparison, the iPad 3 is a much heavier and just a little thicker tablet than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a superior performance than iPad 3, because it has more RAM memory and 2 more processing cores. The Apple iPad 3 features a little bit better display than Lenovo ThinkPad 8, because although it has a little lower screen density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a bigger display.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad 3 counts with a much better battery life than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Apple iPad 3 counts with a lot better camera than Lenovo ThinkPad 8, although it has a lower (Full HD) video definition and a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad 3 is also cheaper than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8, making it a very good choice.
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