I-iPad 3 ibingenye yamadivayisi we-Apple adale ukungakhululeki okukhulu kubasebenzisi, ngenxa yesikhathi esifushane ebesithengiswa ngaso. I-iPad 3 yethulwa ngoMashi 2012 futhi yayeka ukuthengisa ngo-Okthoba wonyaka ofanayo., ivumela i-iPad 4 ekhiphe ukuxhumana okufanayo kombani i-iPhone 5 eyayikade ikhiphe phambilini.
Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, lapho idivayisi iba neminyaka engu-5 ubudala, iba yingxenye yesigaba seVintage, ngenkathi uma iminyaka engu-7 isidlulile iba yingxenye yesigaba se-Obsolete. I-Apple isebenzisa amagama amagama amabili ahlukene ukwenza i- hlela amadivayisi angasekelwa anoma yiluphi uhlobo, ukuze kuthi uma konakele, kufanele sisebenzise ezinye izindlela kunaleyo esemthethweni.
U-Apple uthumele imemorandamu emisebenzini yokulungisa egunyaziwe yakwa-Apple ememezela ukuthi i-iPad 3 ngeke isasekelwa yinkampani ngo-Okthoba 31, usuku okuyilo Sekudlule iminyaka engu-5 selokhu layeka ukuthengiswa ngokusebenzisa iziteshi ezisemthethweni ze-Apple.
Amamodeli angasasekelwa imodeli ye-Wifi nemodeli ye-Wifi enokuxhumeka kwedatha. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zizoba yingxenye yesigaba seVintage ngaphandle kwaseCalifornia naseTurkey, ngenxa yemithetho yendawo. Uma unenkinga nge-iPad 3 yakho futhi ufuna ukuyixazulula ngqo nge-Apple, kufanele usheshe ngoba kungenjalo ngoLwesibili oluzayo kuzofanele usebenzise izinsiza zokulungisa ezingekho emthethweni.
Kuyamangaza ukuthi i-iPad 2, eyethulwa unyaka ngaphambi kwe-iPad 3 isasekelwa yi-Apple yize ungatholanga izinhlobo ezimbili zokugcina ze-iOS, kepha lokhu kungenxa yokuthi iyeke ukuthengisa ngo-2014, ngakho-ke ngombono iseneminyaka emi-2 yokusekelwa okusemthethweni okusele.