While we were hesitant at first to see what the new iPad would do to older apps, what we found surprised us: iPhone apps that normally looked pixelated when the “2x” button was pressed on the iPad 2 actually looked better on the new iPad’s higher resolution display.
The new iPad screen presumably is the factor here, packing in more pixels and making low resolution apps look better.
You’ll also be pleasantly surprised to learn that the new iPad appears to fit into most existing iPad 2 cases. We tested Apple’s magnetic Smart Covers, a Logitech keyboard case, a Belkin keyboard case, and even the form-hugging Wallee case, which is capable of wall- and wrist-pad mounting. In some of instances, you need a little more strength to push the tablet out of the case, no doubt due to the slight increase in body thickness.
It’s all looks good for the new iPad, but good isn’t perfect.
Apple may have updated the chip, but the performance in all apps doesn’t seem to have been increased substantially. Like the iPad 2, the CPU is dual-core, but unlike the second-generation iPad, the graphics have been pushed to a quad-core chip.
While we see that this will no doubt make the new iPad a more than capable gaming machine, we did experience some minor stuttering when scrolling through website pages and while zooming in and out of large photos with the new iPhoto app. At this early stage, however, it’s difficult to determine if this is software related or evidence that the iPad is struggling to keep pace with the huge amount of visual information required by the high-resolution display.
There’s also a touch of heat on the new iPad, which seems slightly more than what we experienced on the iPad 2. The aluminium on the back doesn’t get hot enough to burn your hand – it’s nothing like some of the laptops we’ve experienced in the past – but the warmth is certainly noticeable.
We would have also liked to see a better quality FaceTime camera for the front of the new iPad. A VGA camera hardly seems like a technology fitting on such a high resolution device.
Conclusion
Apple has done it again with the new iPad, creating a tablet that sets the benchmark for all other brands. If a high-definition screen, a decent camera and fast data connectivity are all on your short list, then this is certainly the tablet for you.
It’s a pity they didn’t increase the memory. The retina display will mean much larger file sizes for many apps and videos to take advantage of it.
Probably was going to cost too much to jump to the next memory interval: 128GB. That’s double the current max of 64GB, and would probably make the iPad too close in price to the entry-level MacBook Air.
Its not much of a revolution like the apple slogan promises. all makers are comeing out with better screens all the time, so no big one there. To be honest im dissapointed, apple seems to do things there way. All iphones bluetooth want work like all the other makers out there because apple want let it. You cant send photo files or anything to any other bluetooth device, except there in car earpiece. Revoultionary B S
Not sure what you mean. 4G speeds in America tend to be more in line with the 3G speeds on offer in Australia.
4G in Australia over Telstra is faster than the speeds Verizon 4G offers, although the experience can change based off where you are.
4G on Optus will likely use a mixture of two spectrums, but won’t be available until at least next year. Vodafone isn’t talking about 4G yet.