Sunday, June 26, 2011

What Is New With The iPad 2?

By Roxanne Beesley


The iPad 2 has mentioned a lot in the news, so almost of us are aware that it now available. There is always a lot of media coverage of anything Apple do. Apple fans could be the cause of this or is it really that their products are so good? Coming from a person who is indifferent, I'd say it's a little of the two. A year separates the launch dates of the iPad and now the iPad 2. So, if you purchased the original model, I will now give my opinion on if you should consider changing to the iPad 2.

The first thing to notice with the iPad 2 is the diminution in in terms of size. It is nice to discover that the iPad 2 is skinnier, to the tune of a third in comparison to the first iPad, and that the size of the screen is as it was. The iPad 2 is also weighs less, weighing in at just over 600g. Light by any measures. These changes are tangible as I found by holding the iPad and iPad 2. Don't think a thinner and lighter design means the operation is affected, because boy oh boy would you be inaccurate...

The iPad 2 has faster speeds than the first one. The graphics processor is bragged by Apple to be 9 times speedier than the initial iPad. That is a huge improvement, if what they say is correct. The reasoning behind this is deu to new cameras and what is required for games. The processor is likewise much faster, as Apple have advanced from the old A4 chip to an A5 chip. The newly released iPad's A5 dual core processor is what makes it faster than the previous model. Irrespective of what I was using, I could distinguish that it was speedier. If I use the different media on the first model and then the latest iPad, the improved load speed time is evident.

Now, let's move on to the recent addition of the cameras; not just one, but two cameras are on the iPad 2. One is on the front and the other camera is on the rear side. If you like the idea of having a camera, then you will welcome this shift of stance since when the iPad was originally released, there were no cameras. There is a difference in that one of the cameras can snap in 720p HD. Video calling and fun photos are now feasible with the new iPad with the addition of FaceTime and Photobooth. The back camera, when using FaceTime on the iPad, exposes where you are as opposed to the front camera that permits you see each other.

All in all, I would personally urge upgrading from the original iPad to the iPad 2 if you can afford it, however if you're not interested in slightly faster loading times then don't bother. If we ignore the cameras, then the modifications are not earth-shattering but do make it a better model.




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