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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

iPad 3: To Upgrade Or Not To Upgrade?

By Paul Barber


Confess, it's been on your mind since the new iPad was declared last March 7. Well, there have been a lot of supposition around the iPad 3 and now that we do know a few things about it, you can at least make a preliminary tablet Computer comparison between your iPad 2 and the impending Apple tablet.



What do we all know about the iPad 3?

At the device's announcement, some of the people got to try it and check out its features. According to iPad news, the tablet PC has a Retina display, a 5 megapixel rear camera, and a twin core A5X processor. Let's check each one of them out.



The new processor is basically the same one as the iPad 2's A5 (dual core that may churn out 800 MHz to 1 GHz), though the A5X is packaged with a quad-core graphics chip as well. This new chip gives the iPad 3 enough juice to output great graphics.



The Retina display has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels (a standard HDTV has 1920 x 1080), roughly 4 times as the resolution of the iPad 2. According to iPad review sites, the new display outputs crisper pictures, text, and videos. The iPad 3 handles high definition pictures and computer console games quite well, so you'd potentially be impressed if you watch often media or play games on your current slate.



Shutterbugs should also find the new camera impressive: it's been upgraded from the 0.7 megapixel camera of the iPad 2 to a 5 megapixel camera capable of recording video in 1080p. Other new improvements include LTE (long term evolution) technology, Wi-Fi sharing capacity, and a better battery. The addition of LTE therefore allows users to download at a velocity of almost 42 Mbps, while Wi-Fi sharing permits users to turn their iPad 3 into a Wi-Fi hotspot. The iPad 3 also includes a dictation function that allows users dictate their emails and documents.



So should you begin to look for trade-in options?

Regardless of whether you should upgrade is dependent upon your preferences. Do you like observing HD pictures, playing video games, and recording video on your tablet PC? If that is so then you may want to get the new iPad as quickly as it hits the stores. If you aren't quite impressed with the extra features though, then you're probably much better off sticking to your iPad 2 for the time being.



The iPad 3 comes in 2 flavours, Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + LTE, and is slated for release in North America in March 16.






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