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

Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi
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Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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