Tuesday, September 20, 2011

What Are the New Features in The iPad 2?

By Donald Browne


For most of us, it is impossible to escape the fact that the iPad 2 is now available. There is invariably intense media coverage of anything Apple do. Perhaps it's thanks to all the fan boys, or is it merely because Apple makes quality products? Coming from somebody who is indifferent, I'd say it's a little of both. The iPad 2 was launched and released just recently, and it comes just a year after the first iPad was released. This article, I will look at what has changed with this new product and if switching to the iPad 2 makes sense.

The first thing to notice with the iPad 2 is the reduction in in terms of size. It is nice to discover that the iPad 2 is skinnier, to the tune of 33% compared to the original iPad, and that the size of the screen is as it was. The iPad 2 is also weighs less, tipping the scale at just a bit over 600g. Light by any standards. If you take in your hands the iPad and the new iPad 2, the modification in design can be sensed. Any thought you may have that it will not perform as well, as a result the size changes, could not be more wrong.

On of the best feature is how the new ipad handles movies which is better than iphone movies. The iPad 2 is a lot faster than the initial iPad. For the latest iPad, the performance of the graphics is announced to be nine times as quick according to Apple. This is a remarkable improvement if we assume that as read. The rationale behind this is because of new cameras and what is required for games. An A5 chip means that Apple also now has a processor that is a great deal quicker. The A5 chip possesses a dual core processor and it indeed makes a difference to the speed of the new iPad. I surely noted it was faster, even with several programs running in the background. If I use several media on the original and then the newer iPad, the better load speed time is marked.

The iPad 2 now comes with two cameras. The first camera is on the front and the other camera is on the rear side. This is a big move as the initial iPad didn't come with camera the least bit and this may be important to you. A more or less better capability of one of the cameras is the ability to photograph in 720p HD. The iPad 2 has now added FaceTime and Photobooth, offering you the ability to video call and shoot all sorts of pictures. With FaceTime, the front camera lets your calling partner to see you and the back camera allows him to see what you can see, on the back side of the iPad.

If you have money and want the new quicker processing times then upgrading from the first iPad to iPad 2 probably makes sense. If we dismiss the cameras, then the alterations are not earth-shattering but do make it a better model.




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