What Is New With The iPad 2?

By Charles Black


The iPad 2 has been featured a lot in the news, so many of us know that it now available. Apple releases invariably create a great deal of buzz. Apple lovers could be the cause of this or is it really that their releases are so good? From an impartial point of view, I suppose it is a combination of these. The iPad 2 was launched and released just recently, and it comes only a year after the first iPad was released. So, if you purchased the original model, I will now share my opinion on if you should consider shifting to the iPad 2.

As for the physical size, the iPad 2 is smaller in comparison to the first iPad. The iPad 2 is thinner by approximately a third of the original although the screen dimensions stay unaltered. The iPad 2 is also much lighter, tipping the scale at just a little more than 600g. That's much lighter. I've had both an iPad and an iPad 2 and I must state there is a noticeable divergence in its feel. Any thought you may have that it will not function as well, because of the size modifications, could not be more incorrect.

Don't forget that you can also enjoy ipad movies downloads. The iPad 2 has faster speeds than the initial model. For one, Apple boasts that its graphics processor is nine times faster than the original iPad. That is a big improvement, if what they state is correct. The rationale behind this is as a result of new cameras and what is required for games. In addition, the switch from an A4 to an A5 chip implies that Apple has a fast processor inside. The A5 chip features a dual core processor and it makes a difference to the speed of the recent iPad. I surely found it was faster, even with several applications working in the background. Loading time is faster and I observe this when using the web and video functions on both iPads.

Now, onto the other addition of the cameras; not just one, but two cameras are on the iPad 2. One camera is on the front side and the other is on the back. This is a major move as the first iPad did not have camera at all and this may be important to you. One camera shoots 720p HD and the other camera isn't as great. Video calling and fun pictures are now possible with the new iPad with the inclusion of FaceTime and Photobooth. With FaceTime, the front camera lets your calling partner to see your face and the back camera lets him see what you can see, on the back side of the iPad.

If you can afford it and desire the new faster processing times then making the switch from the first iPad to iPad 2 probably makes sense. If we dismiss the cameras, then the alterations are not groundbreaking but do make it a better model.




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