The new iPad vs. iPad 2: what's changed?

Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2012 by Tyler Durden in Labels:
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  • FORM FACTORTablet
  • OPERATING SYSTEMiOS (5)
  • SCREEN SIZE9.7 inches
  • STORAGE TYPEInternal storage (16 GB, Flash)
  • MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFEUp to 10 hours
  • DIMENSIONS9.5 x 7.31 x 0.34 in
  • WEIGHT1.3 lb
  • RELEASED2011-03-11
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  • Lukas Olson 1 minute ago
    It seems to me like the camera update should have been the front-facing camera. More people seem  use the front camera on a bigger device like the iPad (for video conferencing, etc.) than the rear camera.
    For me, my 2-year-old son loves seeing himself on screen and it generally is quite blurry (even on the iPad 2). Woulda been nice to have a better front-facing camera for this purpose.
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  • Trisjen Harris 2 minutes ago
    Same design, same storage, retina display============== Not worth a upgrade!!! 
    Might as well get a discounted 16gb ipad 2, oh what that's not enough storage space.. Can't win for losing with Apple
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  • Ushio 3 minutes ago
    double post
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  • Poodles 3 minutes ago
    So the CPU is still dual core? How is it better than Tegra3?
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  • kof2000 3 minutes ago
    SSame gpu as the vita.
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  • archostablets 4 minutes ago
    The "new" Ipad 3 definitely missed. There are like 5-7 features missing. After seeing this "new" Ipad, the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700 Series sound like a better deal!
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  • Trisjen Harris 4 minutes ago
    I guess since the iphone 4s name didn't go well, Tim Cook decided to just name it  THE NEW IPAD instead of ipad 2s.
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  • Trisjen Harris 6 minutes ago
    Steve Jobs is very disappointed in you Tim Cook, there is nothing magical with this NEW IPAD!!
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  • Chad Stoner 4 minutes ago in reply to Trisjen Harris
    Hope you were being sarcastic...as the product was probably all but finished when Steve passed...
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  • BongCastaneda 6 minutes ago
    The dualcore in this new ipad may be an arm a15 class cpu just like the snapdragon s4 which manages to handily defeat the quadcore a9 tegra 3.
    (check anandtech.com for a preview of the snapdragon s4)
    They have been saying that the arm a15 and the s4 dualcores can beat the quadcore a9 cpus.
    The gpu though is pretty interesting.
    Still im not buying this since it doesnt have built in hdmi or even a built in mini display port plus the fact that i cant expand the storage.
    (Edited by author 5 minutes ago)
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  • Chad Stoner 3 minutes ago in reply to BongCastaneda
    I guess you won't ever be buying any iPad...
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  • Trisjen Harris 7 minutes ago
    So the front facing camera is still going to be crap.. Since it didn't change
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  • Clint Siebert 8 minutes ago
    Everything about this is extremely underwhelming..
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  • Kerolitronik 11 minutes ago
    So... The next iPhone will be called, New Iphone?
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  • Zangetsu 8 minutes ago in reply to Kerolitronik
    It would make more sense than "iPhone 5."
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  • happytron9600 11 minutes ago
    So the screen is basically the only big update, unless you use the rear camera a lot. I don't think I'll be upgrading quite yet.
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  • Dirk Buczek 7 minutes ago in reply to happytron9600
    Don't blame you.  But for a first time buyer like myself I can't wait.  
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  • Kon Cabrera 11 minutes ago
    getting myself this quad core quad gpu quad ram quad all the things NEW iPAD...oh wait no im not
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  • Samwin1101 13 minutes ago
    I am going to sleep with my happy ipad2. Dont want to know anything more anymore. Apple ship is not sailing well, and i am not happy. i am not a fool once again i say it you apple morons
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  • Dirk Buczek 5 minutes ago in reply to Samwin1101
    Nothing wrong with iPad 2.  Sleep well.  I still use iPhone 4 and sleep well even though it's not a 4S.  
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  • Bryan Farrell 14 minutes ago
    enough to make us upgrade? probably, i know people who have upgraded just because there was a white one available  
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  • dgarra 14 minutes ago
    Sounds great, but did you guys really need 15 front page articles on it?
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  • Nisfero 15 minutes ago
    So same shit different price.
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  • Jeff Asay 0 minutes ago in reply to Nisfero
    Actually.... its new shit, same price.
    Unless you meant the iPad 2. That's same shit new price (as in lower price)
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  • bit_runner 15 minutes ago
    Because I don't take pictures with a freaking tablet, and it's bigger and heavier just to accommodate (largely worthless) 4G. If Android tablet manufacturers chase after camera specs, then shame on them.
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  • eclass82 16 minutes ago
    The new iPad vs. iPad 2: what's changed? ----> Not Much!
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  • nightspark 18 minutes ago
    So it's a new iPad, that's heavier and thicker than the old one. Steve Jobs must be rolling over in his grave.
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  • eclass82 16 minutes ago in reply to nightspark
    hahaha lmao true
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  • Abdul Aziz Al-Zahmi 18 minutes ago
    only a hardware improvements, which any company can do
    no new innovation in ipad3
    but new apple TV looks nice
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  • NursultanTulyakbay 20 minutes ago
    Tim Cook needs a black turtleneck.
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  • InintendoI 20 minutes ago
    Tegra 3 vs A5X
    Quadcore CPU - Dualcore CPU
    12-Core GPU - Quadcore GPU
    HSDPA+       -   LTE
    Both have advantages ... but in my opinion the processor is behind in technology yet again...
    only a dual core...I mean c`mon...it is 2012 not early 2011!
    And I really hate how apple is trying to amrket it as Quadcore (and then silently saying graphics, so they don't lie)...
    I hope all the Apple Fanboys read this, and get the correct facts :)
    Oh and I am sure that it will run great on the iPad...but imho the new iPad should be called iPad 2s (s standing for screen) .. haha s has has so many uses .. 3gs speed, 4s siri, so why not screen for ipad 2s?
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  • Ushio 7 minutes ago in reply to InintendoI
    First,  12-Core GPU - Quadcore GPU is bull the Tegra 3 is a 12 shader part in comparison eash of the ipad 2/3 gpu cores has 4 shaders so quadcore ipad 3 gpu is a 16 shader part.
    The Tegra 3 GPU is slower than the ipad 2 gpu so the ipad 3 gpu (same as PS vita) is even faster.
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  • TheTMobileGuy 11 minutes ago in reply to InintendoI
    Not really.
    The Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960) is a dual core, with a dual core GPU, and it still spanks the Tegra 3 in all benchmarks. You don't need more cores, you need better technology, and I'm sure the A5X has that, thanks to Samsung.
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  • Ushio 1 minute ago in reply to TheTMobileGuy
    A5X has a cortex 9 CPU same as the Tegra the only difference being clockspeed and quantity of cores.
    Qualcomm CPU's are different. Windows runs on X86 cpu's and even though AMD and Intel's cpu's are very different and that is the same as the difference between Qualcomm's and EVERY OTHER ARM SoC maker.
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  • fforblack 16 minutes ago in reply to InintendoI
    I understand your point fully...and I understand that when two devices are running the same operating system, quad core is better than dual core...However, android device vs iOS device, dual core android and single core iOS run equally smooth, quadcore android and dual core iOS run equally smooth...these are facts. Not to mention the fact that (benchwise) the Tegra 3 yielded at most a 10% performance increase over the , and thats at its best. There are several benching tools where its the other way around. Most of this won't matter to people deep in either OS though...
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  • 亂gad - randgad 21 minutes ago
    Any news on 1gb ram vs 512mb ram?
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  • Mike Muller 22 minutes ago
    Performance is pretty much the same, the additional processing power is eaten away by 4x the resolution.
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  • DKay 22 minutes ago
    How "9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD " screen is better than "9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD "?
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  • Andre 6 minutes ago in reply to DKay
    Retina
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  • im passe 23 minutes ago
    I love how in some engadget articles it says the "new Quad core A5X" and then in other articles it says "new quad core A5X"...Get your facts straight please. 
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  • Dirk Buczek 1 minute ago in reply to im passe
     Uhmmm........Same thing.
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  • Samwin1101 23 minutes ago
    Apple you must stop making us fools, people are mislead when you put the same upgraded dual core and quad core gpu but the truth is the the extra graphic
    cores will be more than used by pushing the extra pixels out, actual
    performance won't be much different from ipad 2. And also comparing
    it with the psvita coz it has to push out much less pixels than this so
    its extra cores could actually be utilised.Quad core GPU to push out extra pixel no change in performance thereSame upgraded CPU dual core (Ipad2)May be same ram (Not confirmed may be 1GB used for gaming)5 meg camera something called iSight (iam sure iSight is nothing but just to gimmix name to fool us).I am not upgrading my iPAD 2 no way, i am not  a fool, i have sense why waste more money for this sh..it. May be i will sell my ipad 2 and but a cheaper brand new ipad2 (makes no much difference)
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  • MozVolta 23 minutes ago
    The iPad 2 only has a 0.7MP camera?!  Hahahaha
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  • eclass82 20 minutes ago in reply to MozVolta
    lmaooooo
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  • MisterRichBoy 24 minutes ago
    Please call the next iPhone just the new iPhone. The no one is speculating about numbers anymore.
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  • Beck45 25 minutes ago
    I don't have an ipad, and when I want to take pictures I find myself wishing I had a 10" digital picture frame-type device nearby--an ideal form factor for a camera.  I also have $800 to spend on something that creates low-to mediocre quality images.  So you as you can see, I'm very excited about ipad3; off to the iGarbage store I guess... 
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  • Aladin Sane 25 minutes ago
    I'll wait for ipad 4, or New ipad 2 or whatever they're going to call it... just NOT enough of a spec or feature bump to justify dumping the expensive product I JUST bought 3 months ago.
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  • darkseider 26 minutes ago
    Wow look!  The iPad 2S!  With RETINA DISPLAY!  Ummm... anyone else completely underwhelmed?  The GPU and additional memory while a slight upgrade may not afford all that additional performance that one thinks due to the additional pixel count.  Meh...
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