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Review: iPad 3
The new iPad 3 has arrived and with a Retina display, A5X processor and iOS 5.1 preinstalled, we're expecting a lot.
Chassis
We weren't expecting much innovation from the new iPad 3's chassis, and we haven't really got much either. It looks almost identical to the iPad 2, and even dimensions are almost exactly the same. The iPad 3 weighs slightly more than the iPad 2, and is slightly thicker, but we're talking mere millimetres and grams here, but it's nothing you'll notice.
Apple has kept pretty minimalist with the design. There's just the home button below the screen, a Facetime camera on the front, above the screen and on the rear, there's the new improved camera, which looks the same as the iPad 2's camera. The finish on the back is brushed aluminium. We hope it doesn't scratch as easily as the iPad 2, but as everything else is just about the same, we'd expect it to become a victim to scrapes.
On the top, there's the same 3.5mm headphone jack and the power bottom.
On the side? Yep, you guessed it, the lock/mute button and volume keys.
Like we said, it's nothing different to what we expected. Here are some iPad 2/iPad 3 comparisons to feast your eyes on. The iPad with the pink cover is the iPad 2, the blue cover in the new iPad.
Screen
Here's where things start to get interesting. The Retina display on the new iPad is stunning and there's not a pixel in sight. Really - you notice how pixelated the iPad 2's screen is in comparison when you look really closely.
We set the iPad 2's screen to the same brightness, installed the same wallpaper and re-ordered the apps so we could perform a direct comparison. You can clearly see pixels on the iPad 2 and you can't on the iPad 3's Retina display - simple as that.
The iPad 3's screen is also brighter. Greens are more vibrant and flawless. We're in love.
Dictation
Voice dictation is one of the new features of the iPad 3 and we were a little sceptical. We've always been fans of third party apps such as Dragon Dictation, and it certainly helps if you're not a fan of a touchscreen keyboard.
Chassis
We weren't expecting much innovation from the new iPad 3's chassis, and we haven't really got much either. It looks almost identical to the iPad 2, and even dimensions are almost exactly the same. The iPad 3 weighs slightly more than the iPad 2, and is slightly thicker, but we're talking mere millimetres and grams here, but it's nothing you'll notice.
Apple has kept pretty minimalist with the design. There's just the home button below the screen, a Facetime camera on the front, above the screen and on the rear, there's the new improved camera, which looks the same as the iPad 2's camera. The finish on the back is brushed aluminium. We hope it doesn't scratch as easily as the iPad 2, but as everything else is just about the same, we'd expect it to become a victim to scrapes.
On the top, there's the same 3.5mm headphone jack and the power bottom.
On the side? Yep, you guessed it, the lock/mute button and volume keys.
Like we said, it's nothing different to what we expected. Here are some iPad 2/iPad 3 comparisons to feast your eyes on. The iPad with the pink cover is the iPad 2, the blue cover in the new iPad.
Screen
Here's where things start to get interesting. The Retina display on the new iPad is stunning and there's not a pixel in sight. Really - you notice how pixelated the iPad 2's screen is in comparison when you look really closely.
We set the iPad 2's screen to the same brightness, installed the same wallpaper and re-ordered the apps so we could perform a direct comparison. You can clearly see pixels on the iPad 2 and you can't on the iPad 3's Retina display - simple as that.
The iPad 3's screen is also brighter. Greens are more vibrant and flawless. We're in love.
Dictation
Voice dictation is one of the new features of the iPad 3 and we were a little sceptical. We've always been fans of third party apps such as Dragon Dictation, and it certainly helps if you're not a fan of a touchscreen keyboard.
