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iPad (3rd gen)
A1416 / A1430 / A1403 · iPad Retina era
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1416 / A1430 / A1403 |
| Machine IDs | iPad3,1, iPad3,2, iPad3,3 |
Reference
| Original price | $499 |
| Announced | 2012-03-07 |
| Discontinued | 2012-10-23 |
| Max supported OS | iOS 9.3.6 |
| Design era | iPad Retina era |
Configurations
| Colors | Silver, Black |
| SoC / Chip | Apple A5X dual-core 1 GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP4 |
| Display | 9.7″ 2048×1536 Retina LED-backlit IPS |
| iPadOS version | iOS 5, iOS 5.0.1, iOS 5.1, iOS 5.1.1, iOS 6, iOS 6.0.1, iOS 6.0.2, iOS 6.1, iOS 6.1.1, iOS 6.1.2, iOS 6.1.3, iOS 6.1.4, iOS 6.1.5, iOS 6.1.6, iOS 7, iOS 7.0.1, iOS 7.0.2, iOS 7.0.3, iOS 7.0.4, iOS 7.0.5, iOS 7.0.6, iOS 7.1, iOS 7.1.1, iOS 7.1.2, iOS 8, iOS 8.0.1, iOS 8.0.2, iOS 8.1, iOS 8.1.1, iOS 8.1.2, iOS 8.1.3, iOS 8.2, iOS 8.3, iOS 8.4, iOS 8.4.1, iOS 9, iOS 9.0.1, iOS 9.0.2, iOS 9.1, iOS 9.2, iOS 9.2.1, iOS 9.3, iOS 9.3.1, iOS 9.3.2, iOS 9.3.3, iOS 9.3.4, iOS 9.3.5, iOS 9.3.6 |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 30-pin dock · 3.5mm headphone · Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (MIMO) · Bluetooth 4.0 · Micro-SIM (cellular) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 185.7 × 241.2 × 9.4 mm |
| Weight | 652 g |
Known quirks
- The 'iPad 3' had only a 7-month production life before the iPad 4 replaced it
- Ran hot under load — A5X plus Retina panel was thermally marginal
- Last 30-pin iPad
- Stuck on iOS 9 — dead end for modern apps