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ipedia the free encyclopedia tablet computer developed by apple 2012 this article is about the ipad that first featured the retina display for the ipad marketed as ipad with retina display see ipad 4th generation not to be confused with ipad mini 3 ipad air 3rd generation or ipad pro 3rd generation ipad 3rd generation ipad 3rd generation in black developer apple product family ipad type tablet computer released march 16 2012 2012 03 16 singapore france hong kong united kingdom germany switzerland japan canada united states australia march 23 2012 2012 03 23 austria belgium bulgaria czech republic denmark finland greece hungary iceland ireland italy liechtenstein luxembourg macau mexico netherlands new zealand norway poland portugal slovakia slovenia spain sweden romania april 20 2012 2012 04 20 south korea brunei croatia cyprus dominican republic el salvador guatemala malaysia panama saint martin uruguay venezuela april 27 2012 2012 04 27 colombia estonia india israel latvia lithuania montenegro south africa thailand may 5 2012 2012 05 05 turkey may 11 2012 2012 05 11 argentina aruba bolivia botswana brazil cambodia chile costa rica curacao ecuador french guiana guadeloupe jamaica kenya madagascar malta martinique mauritius morocco peru taiwan tunisia vietnam may 12 2012 2012 05 12 bahrain egypt jordan kuwait qatar saudi arabia united arab emirates may 25 2012 2012 05 25 russia may 29 2012 2012 05 29 guam philippines june 26 2012 2012 06 26 indonesia july 20 2012 2012 07 20 china introductory price us 499 discontinued october 23 2012 2012 10 23 units sold 3 million in first three days 1 operating system original ios 5 1 last wi fi only model ios 9 3 5 released august 25 2016 2016 08 25 wi fi cellular model ios 9 3 6 released july 22 2019 2019 07 22 system on a chip apple a5x memory 1 gb lpddr2 ram 2 storage 16 gb 32 gb or 64 gb display 9 7 inches 250 mm 2 048 1 536 px color ips lcd display at 264 ppi 3 with a 4 3 aspect ratio input multi touch touch screen headset controls proximity and ambient light sensors 3 axis gyroscope microphone magnetometer accelerometer assisted gps cellular micro sim card tray cellular model only camera front facetime 0 3 mp camera with vga quality photos and video back 5 mp isight camera with 1080p video capture at 30 frame s connectivity all models wi fi 802 11a b g n bluetooth 4 0 apple 30 pin dock connector wi fi cellular model a1430 also includes gsm edge 850 900 1800 1900 mhz umts hspa hspa dc hsdpa 850 900 1900 2100 mhz lte 700 2100 mhz wi fi cellular model a1403 on verizon also includes evdo rev a 800 1900 mhz gsm edge 850 900 1800 1900 mhz umts hspa hspa dc hsdpa 850 900 1900 2100 mhz and lte 700 mhz power 3 7 v 43 w h 11 560 ma h 2 lithium ion polymer battery online services itunes store app store mobileme ibookstore game center icloud dimensions 9 50 7 31 0 37 in 241 3 185 7 9 4 mm weight wi fi model 1 44 lb 650 g wi fi cellular model 1 46 lb 660 g predecessor ipad 2 successor ipad 4th generation website www apple com ipad at the wayback machine archived july 21 2012 this article is part of a series on the ipad 1st 2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th air 1st 2 3rd 4th 5th m2 m3 m4 mini 1st 2 3 4 5th 6th a17 pro pro 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th m4 m5 list of ipad models v t e the ipad 3rd generation 4 marketed as the new ipad 5 colloquially referred to as the ipad 3 6 7 8 is a tablet computer developed and marketed by apple it is the third device in the ipad line of tablets it added a retina display the new apple a5x chip with a quad core graphics processor a 5 megapixel camera hd 1080p video recording voice dictation and support for lte networks in north america 9 it shipped with ios 5 which provides a platform for audio visual media including electronic books periodicals films music computer games presentations and web browsing 3 six variations of the third generation ipad were offered compared to nine in the united states and canada although some countries had only the wi fi only model each variation was available with black or white front glass panels with options for 16 32 or 64 gb of storage 10 in north america connectivity options were wi fi only wi fi 4g lte on verizon at t telus rogers or bell 1 for the rest of the world outside north america connectivity options are wi fi only on the wi fi model or wi fi 3g on the wi fi cellular model with the latter unavailable in some countries as 4g lte connectivity for the device is not available outside north america the wi fi cellular model includes gps capability initially the cellular version was titled and marketed worldwide as the wi fi 4g model but due to regional differences in classification of 4g lte connectivity outside of north america apple later rebranded and altered their marketing to call this the wi fi cellular model 11 12 13 the tablet was released in ten countries on march 16 2012 14 it gained mostly positive reviews earning praise for its retina display processor and 4g lte capabilities 15 16 17 18 19 however controversy arose when the lte incompatibilities became known 20 three million units were sold in the first three days 1 21 after only seven months 221 days of official availability the third generation ipad was discontinued on october 23 2012 following the announcement of the fourth generation ipad the third generation ipad had the shortest lifespan of any ios product 22 it was the last ipad to support the 30 pin dock connector as the fourth generation to ninth generation ipad used the lightning connector history edit speculation about the product began shortly after apple released the ipad 2 which featured front and back cameras as well as a dual core apple a5 processor speculation increased after news of a 2 048 by 1 536 pixel screen leaked 23 during this time the tablet was called the ipad 3 a colloquial name sometimes still used after the release on february 9 2012 john paczkowski of all things digital stated that apple s not holding an event in february strange unusual or otherwise but it is holding one in march to launch its next ipad 24 another common rumor at the time was that the tablet would have an apple a6 processor 25 26 on february 29 2012 apple announced a media event scheduled for march 7 2012 at the yerba buena center for the arts the company did not predisclose the subject of the event but analysts widely expected the event to announce a new version of the ipad 27 28 29 30 the announcement affected the tablet resale market positively 31 release edit at the march 7 event apple ceo tim cook introduced ios 5 1 a japanese version of siri and the third generation apple tv before the third generation ipad 32 cook claimed that the new product would be one of the main contributors to the emerging post pc world a world in which digital life would not be tied to the pc 33 the march 16 2012 release included ten countries including australia canada france japan singapore switzerland the united kingdom and the united states 34 the march 23 2012 release included many european countries mexico and macau 35 the april 20 2012 release added a dozen countries including south korea and malaysia the april 27 2012 release added nine more countries including india and south africa 36 37 may 2012 releases added 31 countries including brazil and turkey 38 discontinued edit on october 23 2012 upon the announcement of the fourth generation ipad the third generation ipad was discontinued 22 in response to criticism from its owners the return policy of select apple stores was briefly extended to thirty days to allow customers to exchange the third generation model for the fourth generation model 39 features edit software edit see also ios 5 ios 6 ios 7 ios 8 and ios 9 the third generation ipad shipped with ios 5 1 which was released on march 7 2012 40 it can act as a hotspot with some carriers sharing its internet connection over wi fi bluetooth or usb providing that it is a wi fi cellular model 41 it can also access the app store a digital application distribution platform for ios developed and maintained by apple the service allows users to browse and download applications from the itunes store that were developed with xcode and the ios sdk and were published through apple from the app store garageband imovie iphoto and the iwork apps pages keynote and numbers are available 42 the ipad comes with several pre installed applications including safari mail photos videos youtube music itunes app store maps notes calendar game center photo booth and contacts 43 like all ios devices the ipad can sync content and other data with a mac or pc using itunes although ios 5 and later can be managed and backed up without a computer although the tablet is not designed to make phone calls over a cellular network users can use a headset or the built in speaker and microphone and place phone calls over wi fi or cellular using a voip application such as skype 44 the device has dictation using the same voice recognition technology as the iphone 4s the user speaks and the ipad types what they say on the screen provided that the ipad is connected to a wi fi or cellular network 41 the third generation device has an optional ibooks application which displays books and other epub format content downloaded from the ibookstore 45 several major book publishers including penguin books harpercollins simon schuster and macmillan have committed to publishing books for the device 46 despite being a direct competitor to both the amazon kindle and barnes noble nook 47 both amazon com and barnes noble offer e reader apps for the ipad 48 49 on september 19 2012 ios 6 which contains 200 new features was released the ios 6 update includes new features such as apple maps which replaced a mapping application operated by google facebook integration and the ability to operate siri on the third generation ipad 50 the third generation ipad is compatible with ios 7 which was released in 2013 although complete support some newer features such as airdrop that were released to newer models were not supported this is the similar support that was also given on the iphone 4s 51 ios 8 is also supported by the third generation ipad however some features have been stripped down ios 9 supports the third generation ipad as well it is the fifth major ios release that this model supports the ios 9 public beta was also compatible with it this model has been supported for more than 4 years ios 9 3 5 is the latest and final version to support the wi fi only ipad 3rd generation model while the wi fi cellular models run ios 9 3 6 52 the third generation ipad does not support ios 10 due to hardware limitations and performance issues 2019 gps rollover update edit on july 22 2019 apple released ios 9 3 6 for the wifi cellular models of the third generation ipad to fix issues caused by the gps week number rollover the issues would impact accuracy of gps location and set the device s date and time to an incorrect value 53 preventing connection to https servers and consequently apple s servers for activation icloud and the itunes and app stores the wifi model is not affected by the rollover as it lacks a gps chipset jailbreaking edit main article ios jailbreaking researchers demonstrated within hours of the product release that the third generation ipad can be jailbroken to use applications and programs that are not authorized by apple 54 the third generation ipad can be jailbroken with redsn0w 0 9 12 or absinthe 2 0 55 56 jailbreaking violates the factory warranty 57 58 one of the main reasons for jailbreaking is to expand the feature set limited by apple and its app store most jailbreaking tools automatically install cydia a native ios apt client used for finding and installing software for jailbroken ios devices 59 many apps unapproved by apple are extensions and customizations for ios and other apps 60 users install these programs to personalize and customize the interface 60 adding desired features and fixing annoyances 61 and simplify app development by providing access to the filesystem and command line tools 62 63 hardware edit see also ipad hardware apple s a5x chip the device has an apple a5x soc with a 1 ghz dual core 32 bit cortex a9 cpu and a quad core powervr sgx543mp4 gpu 1 gb of ram a 5 megapixel rear facing camera capable of 1080p video recording and a vga front facing videophone camera designed for facetime 64 the display resolution is 2 048 by 1 536 qxga with 3 1 million pixels four times more than the ipad 2 providing even scaling from the prior model 65 66 67 the new ipad is thicker than its predecessor by 600 micrometers and is heavier by 51 grams for the wi fi model 652 grams 3 68 the wi fi cellular models both at 662 grams 3 are 49 grams heavier for the at t model and 55 grams heavier for the verizon model compared to the respective ipad 2 3g models at t 3g ipad 2 is 613 grams and verizon 3g ipad 2 is 607 grams 69 there are four physical switches on the third generation ipad including a home button near the display that returns the user to the home screen and three plastic switches on the sides wake sleep and volume up down plus a software controlled switch whose function varies with software update 3 the display responds to other sensors an ambient light sensor to adjust screen brightness and a 3 axis accelerometer to sense orientation and to switch between portrait and landscape modes unlike the iphone and ipod touch s built in applications which work in three orientations portrait landscape left and landscape right the ipad s built in applications support screen rotation in all four orientations including upside down consequently the device has no intrinsic native orientation only the relative position of the home button changes 3 the tablet is manufactured either with or without the capability to communicate over a cellular network all models can connect to a wireless lan the third generation ipad optionally has 16 32 or 64 gb of internal flash memory with no expansion option apple sells a camera connection kit with an sd card reader but it can only be used to transfer photos and videos 3 the audio playback of the third generation ipad has a frequency response of 20 hz to 20 000 hz without third party software it can play the following audio formats he aac aac protected aac mp3 mp3 vbr audible formats 2 3 4 aea aax and aax alac aiff and wav 3 a preliminary tear down of the third generation ipad by ihs isuppli showed the likely costs for a 16 gb wi fi cellular model at 358 30 32 gb at 375 10 and 64 gb at 408 70 respectively 70 this ipad uses an internal rechargeable lithium ion polymer lipo battery the batteries are made in taiwan by simplo technology 60 and dynapack international technology 71 the ipad is designed to be charged with a high current of 2 amps using the included 10 w usb power adapter and usb cord with a usb connector at one end and a 30 pin dock connector at the other end while it can be charged by an older usb port from a 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