Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi

general General Info

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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 5 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A6X
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX543MP4 PowerVR SGX554MP4 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No No
Edge No No No
3G No No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 42.5 Wh 11,560 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 720 h Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h