Review: iPad with Retina display – Apple released earlier this month not only an iPad mini, but came again with a fourth generation iPad. On the outside is hardly visible with the previous two generations, difference but on the inside there is still some things changed. These changes, however, interesting enough to ensure that the change to the fourth generation iPad? You read in this review.
Hardware
As we said, the fourth generation iPad changed especially on the inside. Apple, the iPad actually equipped with an Apple A6X processor that improves performance. This A6X chip is up to two times faster than the chip that is found in the previous generation iPad, the A5X. The graphics are twice as fast which makes demanding games like Real Racing 2 and Infinity Blade 2, flowing on the screen.
Battery life is very important for a happy and iPad, Apple can ensure that this is not deteriorated. Despite the better processor still has the iPad because a battery to 10 hours. Also, with the fourth generation iPad so you can spend hours playing games, create documents, watch videos and more.
The Retina display makes everything appears. sharp The Retina display on the fourth generation iPad has namely a resolution of up to 2048 by 1536 pixels. Especially when reading text and viewing videos in full HD quality brand you clear the difference with the first generation iPad and the iPad 2.
A small disadvantage of the high resolution screen, however, is that apps that are not optimized for the Retina display look a bit blurry. Most of the apps is fortunately updated with support for the Retina display, but occasionally you will still encounter apps that have not been updated.
In practice, not so much faster
The speed of the fourth generation iPad is due to the Apple A6X processor, which we also previously talked about. To see how quickly the iPad will become really, we have performed a benchmark with the iOS app Geekbench 2. This you can see exactly how much faster a device compared to previous generations.
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As you can see achieves the fourth generation iPad a Geekbench score 1787. In comparison, the iPhone 5 scores in 1641, the third generation iPad scores 764 and the mini iPad and iPad 2 both have a score of 762. Although the performance of the fourth-generation iPhone 5 and iPad very close to each other, is the fourth generation iPad really twice as fast as the previous generation.
It may be amazing results, but in practice you see here little back. We hardly notice the difference in speed between the fourth generation and third-generation iPad. The iPad may start faster, but it is also about all. Now you can still change course come here in the future, but for now you’re just as well off with a third-generation iPad.
Lightning connector
The iPhone 5 was the first device that was equipped with a Lightning connector, but now the improved connector can also be found in the latest iPads. The connector is a whopping 80% thinner than the 9 year old dock connector. This connector also has the advantage that it does not matter how you put it in the iPad, because he can also ‘reverse’ in.
The disadvantage of this new connector is that all accessories that can be on your new iPad. still an old dock connector not so used To do this you need an adapter ie, available for a price of € 30. Do you prefer a 30-pin adapter which also has a cable of 20cm fishy, ??you pay € 40.
addition to a 30-pin-to-Lightning adapter Apple has more adapters for the iPad. Indeed, there are also adapters available to a USB Camera, SD card, AV cable, HDMI cable, micro-USB cable and a VGA cable to connect to your iPad.
almost remained the same
If we look at the renewal of the fourth generation iPad then we can really only conclude that this is virtually the same. In practice, you will notice because too little of the new processor to say that it is a significant improvement. All we see lately increasingly demanding apps appear with a fast processor is always fine.
The fourth generation iPad can therefore best described as an upgrade between time to ensure that all iOS devices with the Lightning connector. This has the advantage that the iPad mini, iPhone 5, fifth-generation iPod touch and fourth generation iPad all use the same accessories. So for example if you have an iPhone 5, you do not even an extra AV Adapter to purchase also to use. Your iPad on a TV screen Apple has every iOS device in fact aligned.
You might wonder if Apple might not have been with the release of a new iPad, as it is only seven months since the third generation iPad appeared on the market too quickly. Many consumers also then felt betrayed when it appeared that their iPad within a year was already outdated. Against these people, we can say that they miss nothing. The performance of both iPads are virtually identical and the upgrade to the new generation would be a waste of money.
Conclusion
Apple has with the fourth generation iPad again put down a very good product, but has failed to innovate. There are few things changed to say that you should go to collect it. Device to the store as soon as possible I do want to mention there that the fourth generation iPad is definitely an improvement compared to the first generation iPad and the iPad 2. Owners of this I recommend therefore to make it to the fourth generation iPad, the upgrade unless they are more interested in an iPad mini. If you have a third-generation iPad, then there is no reason why the new model to purchase.
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