Saturday, September 17, 2011

What Are the New Features in The iPad 2?

By Peter Chance


The iPad 2 has mentioned a lot in the news, so most of us know that it has been released. There is constantly intense media coverage of anything Apple do. Apple lovers could be the cause of this or is it truly that their product releases are so good? Coming from somebody who is unbiased, I'd say it's a bit of the two. Following on one year from when the first iPad was released, the iPad 2 can now be purchased. In the rest of this article, I will look at what has changed with this new release and if going over to the iPad 2 makes sense.

As for the physical size, the iPad 2 is a lot smaller in size than the first iPad. The iPad 2 is skinnier by approximately a third of the original although the screen dimensions continue to be unchanged. The weight of the iPad 2 has likewise seen a decrease with it now hitting the scales at a mere 600 grams. Not heavy in the least. If you take in your hands the iPad and the new iPad 2, the alteration in design can be sensed. Don't think a thinner and lighter design means the performance is affected, because boy oh boy would you be inaccurate...

You'll enjoy the ipad movies options. The new iPad is as a matter of fact a great deal quicker than the original. For the newest iPad, the performance of the graphics is announced to be nine times as fast according to Apple. This is a remarkable improvement if we believe that as read. The rationale behind this is deu to new cameras and what is needed for games. The processor is also much speedier, as Apple have advanced from the old A4 chip to an A5 chip. The A5 chip features a dual core processor and it makes a difference to the speed of the new iPad. I surely noticed it was zippier, even with several apps running in the background. Loading time is speedier and I could see this when using the web and video functions on both the original iPad and iPad 2.

The release of the iPad 2 has also caused the addition of two cameras. The cameras are located at the front and at the rear of the device. If you like the idea of having a camera, then you will welcome this shift of stance since when the iPad was first released, there were no cameras. There is a difference in that one of the cameras can shoot in 720p HD. Video calling and fun photos are now achievable with the new iPad with the add-on of FaceTime and Photobooth. The back camera, when running FaceTime on the iPad, exposes where you are as opposed to the front camera that lets you see each other.

In sum, I would personally recommend changing over 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 disregard the cameras, then the modifications are not significant but do make it a better model.




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