It's very possible that it will not. It has the same CPU and RAM amount as the iPad 2, is no longer sold, and is at its third version of iOS.
Seriously? You need to start searching more.
The iPad 3 may be supported. Only Apple can be the source of this.
However, the iPad 3 has the A5X processor (iPad 2 had the A5).
Memory on iPad 2 is 512MB and iPad 3 is 1GB.
iPad 3 has 4G/LTE support, over 3G with iPad 2
iPad 3 has 1080p rear camera, vs 720p with iPad 2.
Seriously? You need to start searching more.
The iPad 3 may be supported. Only Apple can be the source of this.
However, the iPad 3 has the A5X processor (iPad 2 had the A5).
Memory on iPad 2 is 512MB and iPad 3 is 1GB.
iPad 3 has 4G/LTE support, over 3G with iPad 2
iPad 3 has 1080p rear camera, vs 720p with iPad 2.
The A5X features a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore
he A5 consists of a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore
It's very possible that it will not. It has the same CPU and RAM amount as the iPad 2, is no longer sold, and is at its third version of iOS.
iPad 3 has twice the CPU performance of the iPad 2, twice the GPU performance of the iPad 2, twice the RAM as the iPad 2. 2 does not equal 1. Well know this all too well the the 1Gb of RAM in the iPad Air and rMini. It really should have been 2.
You may be confusing the iPad 3 and 4's CPU. The 3's is still clocked at 1Ghz and delivers a Geekbench score of 760 compared to the iPad 2's score of 739. Hardly double and nothing worth noting. For comparison, the iPad 4 is about 2x as fast with a score of 1757 and the iPad 1 is more than half that of the iPad 2 and 3's score at 456. The only difference is an extra GPU core to help it cope with the retina screen and a double the ram. Neither of which help it in computational tasks. The GPU performance isn't twice either. It's roughy 1.3x as good. But the retina screen causes it to lag slightly behind in some tests.
I own an iPad 3 and the A5X barely kept up with the higher resolution screen. In most cases the iPad 2 was a smoother experience. I should know I also own an iPad 2. There are quite a few on this forum that have stated that the iPad 3 has performance issues running iOS 7. I would be quite surprised to see iOS 8 offered on the iPad 3.
Maybe you need too do your own research, the A5X just has a different GPU then the A5, but the same CPU. the A5X is System on Chip (SoC) and not a CPU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A5X
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A5
I think it might not, the iPad3 seems like the product Apple want to bear and forget it ever made, it was quickly replaced by the iPad 4. I'm not sure how well the A5X handles the retina screen with iOS7 too. Only saving grace is the iPad Mini is still being sold, and I think it will be sold for awhile till they can get the rMini to the same margins.
Maybe you need too do your own research, the A5X just has a different GPU then the A5, but the same CPU. the A5X is System on Chip (SoC) and not a CPU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A5X
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_A5
I think it might not, the iPad3 seems like the product Apple want to bear and forget it ever made, it was quickly replaced by the iPad 4. I'm not sure how well the A5X handles the retina screen with iOS7 too. Only saving grace is the iPad Mini is still being sold, and I think it will be sold for awhile till they can get the rMini to the same margins.
The iPod 5th gen will almost definitely get iOS 8 (started at 6, -> 7, most likely get 8).
Seeing as those two have nearly the same internals, there's no reason to doubt a move to iOS 8.
I find my 3rd gen to be very smooth. Wonder how much a trade to a 4th gen would be...seeing as that's 'better.'
That isn't always the case. The iPad 1 had the same, yet slightly better, internals than the iPod Touch 4, but got left behind with iOS 5. But it did launch with iOS 3 and got to iOS 5. It was able to cover three iOS versions and fulfilled its EULA.
The larger size with a single core processor is what held the first gen iPad back. Now every current iOS 7 device aside from the iPhone 4 is dual core.
The single core and poor ram to screen size ratio didn't hold back iOS 6 from the iPod Touch 4G.
But a 3.5 inch screen is a lot easier to power than a 9.7 inch screen. Plus, the 4th gen iPod touch ran horribly on iOS 6.
The iPad 1's screen resolution isn't that much smaller than the iPod Touch 4's. It's lack of GPU power for the extra pixels was made up by its slightly better computational power.
That isn't always the case. The iPad 1 had the same, yet slightly better, internals than the iPod Touch 4, but got left behind with iOS 5. But it did launch with iOS 3 and got to iOS 5. It was able to cover three iOS versions and fulfilled its EULA.
iOS 6 still wouldn't have ran smoothly. The only reason that the iPod touch got iOS 6 was because it was the newest iPod touch available at the time and was still being sold. At that time the iPad 1 had been out of production for over a year.