What's better Apple iPad 2 CDMA or Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Apple iPad 2 CDMA vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Apple iPad 2 CDMA vs Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Stand By

  • Talk time

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

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Apple iPad 2 CDMA
Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi
  • launch

  • Announced

    2011, March. Released 2011, March

  • Status

    Discontinued

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 9.2.1

  • Chipset

    Apple A5

  • CPU

    Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9

  • GPU

    PowerVR SGX543MP2

  • camera

  • Rear

    0.7 MP

  • Front

    VGA

  • Video

    720p@30fps

  • Features

    No

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    768 x 1024 pixels (~132 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 6930 mAh battery (25 Wh)

  • Stand By

  • Talk time

  • body

  • Dimensions

    241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)

  • Weight

    607 g (1.34 lb, 21.41 oz)

  • SIM card

    Mini-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, White

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64 GB, 512 MB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

  • Bluetooth

    v2.1, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    CDMA / EVDO

  • 2G bands

    CDMA 800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • Speed

    EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

  • GPRS

    No

  • EDGE

    No

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2012, March

  • Status

    Available. Released 2012, March 16th

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 5.1, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5

  • Chipset

    Apple A5X

  • CPU

    Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9

  • GPU

    PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics)

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, autofocus

  • Front

    VGA, 480p@30fps, videocalling over Wi-Fi only

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 11560 mAh battery (42.5 Wh)

  • Stand By

    About 720 h

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)

  • Weight

    652 g (1.44 lb, 23 oz)

  • SIM card

    No

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black, White

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP

  • GPS

    No

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    No cellular connectivity

  • 2G bands

    N/A

  • 3G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

    No

  • EDGE

    No

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