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Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 4, 17 - AT&T
  13 - for Verizon
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2012, March. Released 2012, March 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in) 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 662 g (1.46 lb)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio) 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), TouchWiz UI iOS 5.1, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Apple A5X (45 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-T760MP8 PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1", 1.34µm VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 480p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2550 mAh, non-removable Non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh battery (42.5 Wh)
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 720 h
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 9 h
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Black, White
SAR 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G9200, SM-G9208, SM-G9208/SS, SM-G9209, SM-G920A, SM-G920F, SM-G920FD, SM-G920I, SM-G920S, SM-G920T, SM-G920K, SC-05G, SM-G920L, SM-G920, SM-G920R7 A1430, A1403, iPad3,2, iPad3,3
Price About 240 EUR About 400 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1641
Basemark X: 22752
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -94.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

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