Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad 9.7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced March 2011 March 2012 March 2017
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2012 Available - March 2017
Price - - Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Silver, Gold, Space Gray
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)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 607 g (21.41 oz) 652 g (23 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 5 iOS 10.3
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX543MP4 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
RAM 512 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 32/128 GB
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, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
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% 71.58%
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 8 MP
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
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/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer 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-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 42.5 Wh 8610 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (multimedia)