Apple Tech Reviews

Should You Switch To The IPad 2?

The iPad 2 has been featured a lot in the news, so many of us know that it is out. Apple releases always produce a great deal of buzz. Apple fans could be the cause of this or is it truly that their releases are so good? Coming from someone who is impartial, I’d say it’s a bit of both. The iPad 2 was announced and released very recently, and it comes merely a year after the first iPad was made public. The query that enters almost all people’s minds is ‘is it worth getting the new iPad?’, and that is the question I will try to answer in this mini-review.

The iPad 2 is a lot smaller than the first iPad model. The iPad 2 is skinnier by about 33% of the original although the screen dimensions remain unchanged. At 600 grams, the iPad 2 is much lighter. That’s very light. If you hold the iPad and the new iPad 2, the change in design can be felt. It would be an inaccurate assumption to consider that this skinnier, lighter version does not function as well.

The iPad 2 is a lot faster than the initial iPad. The graphics processor is claimed by Apple to be 9 times speedier than the original iPad. If that is true, it is a significant step forward. The reason for this progress is for demanding games and the camera, which we’ll come onto soon. Also, the shift from an A4 to an A5 chip means that Apple has a better processor inside. The new iPad’s A5 dual core processor is what makes it faster than the first model. I surely found it was a lot faster, even with lots of apps running in the background. I’ve likewise taken a look at both the original iPad and new iPad side by side and I can surely say you observe things, such as web pages and video, loading quicker.

The release of the iPad 2 has as well led to the inclusion of two cameras. One is on the front and the other is on the back. This is a significant move as the original iPad had no camera in the least and this may be crucial to you. One camera snaps 720p HD and the other isn’t as wonderful. The iPad 2 included FaceTime and Photobooth, giving you the ability to video call and take all kinds of photos. The front camera places you face-to-face when video calling using FaceTime whereas the iPad’s back camera shows your surroundings.

If you can afford it and wish the new speedier processing times then upgrading from the first iPad to iPad 2 probably makes sense, or enter to win an iPad. If we discount the cameras, then the alterations are not significant but do make it a better model.

Apple iPad 2 Official Presentation