Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Announced On:March, 2012

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Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular	Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Price
EUR: €400	EUR: €700
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)	247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
662 g (1.46 lb)	462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Black, White	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A1430, A1403, iPad3,2, iPad3,3	A2899, A2900

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)	11.0 inches, 357.6 cm² (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
4, 17 AT&T	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2899
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2899, A2900

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
2.0	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection	HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only Video: 480p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 5.1	iPadOS 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A5X (45 nm)	Apple M2
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics)	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Micro-SIM	eSIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh battery (42.5 Wh)	Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Standby
Up to 720 h
Talk Time
Up to 9 h

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