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Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Apple
Announced
March 2012 March 2011
Status
Available - March 2012 Available - March 2011
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
Weight
652 g (23 oz) 601 g (21.2 oz)
2G Network
N/A N/A
3G Network
N/A
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.01% 65.01%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 5 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP4 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection No
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No No
Edge
No No
3G
No No
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
No No
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
42.5 Wh 6930 mAh (25 Wh)
Stand by
Up to 720 h Up to 720 h
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h
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