So, in case you live under a rock with no connection to the world – chances are you’ve heard about the new iPad 3. It razzles and dazzles right?
Yes, nice screen. Yes, faster. Yes, new camera. But is the new iPad worth it?
I had an iPad 1. You know, the original. Then a few months – as life has it, the iPad 2 came out. Since I had just gotten the iPad original – I was an iPad 3 hold out.
Last week, I sold my original Apple iPad and did I pre-order the new iPad?
NOPE!
I’m just not sold on it. I know it’s pretty, but seriously when I look at the nuts and bolts of it – it just doesn’t equate $100 to me. So I bought an iPad 2. The excitement I had with the original is back and I can’t stop downloading apps. PS playing Draw Something on the iPad is SOO much better than the iPhone!
This release didn’t impress. Is this NEW iPad something Steve Jobs would of released?
Comparing Apple to Apple – new iPad to iPad 2
From Apple’s website – a side-by-side comparison of the Apple iPads:
new iPad
iPad 2
Chip
A5X
A5
Display
High-resolution Retina display
2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Camera
iSight camera: 5-megapixel with autofocus; tap to focus; face detection in still images; video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; video stabilization
FaceTime camera with VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second
Photo and video geotagging
Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom
Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera