10/26/2011

What Is New With The iPad 2?

By Carol Barrance


There's no doubt that majority of folks will have seen or heard of the iPad 2 in some form. There is invariably plenty of media coverage of anything Apple do. Apple buffs could be the cause of this or is it truly that their product releases are so good? Coming from a person who is unbiased, I'd say it's somewhat a bit of the two. Twelve months separate the release dates of the iPad and now the iPad 2. In the rest of this article, I will look at what has changed with this innovative product and if switching to the iPad 2 makes sense.

One of the best features is movies for ipad. The first thing to notice with the iPad 2 is the decrease in size. It is nice to note that the iPad 2 is skinnier, to the tune of 33% against the first iPad, and that the size of the screen is the same. At just 600 grams, the iPad 2 is much lighter. Not heavy in the least. These changes are tangible as I discovered by holding the iPad and iPad 2. Any thought you may have that it will not perform as well, because of the size changes, could not be more incorrect.

The iPad 2 is a lot faster than the initial iPad. The graphics processor is claimed by Apple to be 9 times faster than the first iPad. If that is accurate, it is a huge step forward. Gaming requisites and the introduction of cameras is the reason this had to take place. An A5 chip implies that Apple also now has a processor that is a good deal faster. The latest iPad's A5 dual core processor is what makes it faster than the previous model. The speed was a thing I was aware of when making use of different functions. I've as well looked at both the iPad and iPad 2 side by side and I can surely say you observe things, such as web pages and video, loading much faster.

The availability of the iPad 2 has also led to the inclusion of two cameras. The two cameras are located at the front side and at the back. If you care for the idea of having a camera, then you will like this change of stance considering when the iPad was originally released, there were no cameras. There is a difference in that one of the cameras can record in 720p HD. FaceTime and PhotoBooth are a couple of new additions to the iPad which let you make video calls and snap interesting pictures, respectively. The front camera places you face-to-face when video calling using FaceTime whereas the iPad's back camera gives a view of your surroundings.

All in all, 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 changes are not earth-shattering but do make it a better model.




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