For our Apple users – the IPAD 2 is different than the original IPAD more importantly in terms of its refined shape in terms of its thinness and increased speed, making it a brand new product by itself.
The Apple IPAD2 weighs few ounces smaller than its predecessor. This is 1.3 pounds versus the original 1.5 pounds and is 0.34 inches thick (which equals nearly 33% than its original version).
On the speed front, critics have claimed that the new A5 processor in the IPad 2 is two times faster than the original version. The apps and the websites load more quickly. It is reported that in the newer version, the applications and the websites load faster and the 3-D games appear more detailed.
Apple IPAD 2
These few important factors are the one which make the tablet a perfect use in his or her professional field, especially those people who are constantly moving around. The gadget can become a replacement kit as against X-rays for doctors, an interactive blueprint for or architects and a text-book, note-taker and daily planner for students. The more light and thin the gadget is the more useful is it for professional purposes.
While we have mentioned a few of the pointers above, a product review would be incomplete without entailing some more details of the product for the users. We have compiled some of the features in the thumbs up and the thumbs down format. The thumbs up format are a notification of those key features which gel which the critic favorites while thumbs down comprises of those features which the critics. The factors are as under:
Thumbs up:
ü Applications:
The first thing about any smart gadget which comes up in mind these days are the applications. The new Apple IPad 2 has around 65,000 applications, which gives it a perfect head start against its competitors.
Stars: 3
Pros: Extra surfing options.
Constructive utilization of time.
Cons: Sometimes too much is a problem!
ü Smart Cover:
Who wouldn’t wan`t to protect their gadgets from the smudges and fingerprints which is a general phenomena that arises in touch screen gadgets these days? Apple IPad 2’s smart cover micro fiber lining boasts of boasts of keeping your gadget clean and users have well rated this feature of their instrument.
Stars: 4
Pros: Helps the gadget last longer
: Protection is always better than cure!
Cons: Can`t really think of any!
Apple IPAD 2
ü Battery Life:
When it comes to battery, one can only think of one slogan last long really long! Surely, Apple IPad 2 lives up to it. The battery approximately lasts around 2-3 days. Do you really want more?
Stars: 4
Pros: More battery = More Power = More Surfing!
Cons: Beware – it`s harming your eyes!
Thumbs down:
While the new gadget is really an eye candy for the go getters and technology lovers, it does have some of its own pitfalls which wouldn’t put them off. Nevertheless, we have taken pains to highlight a few of the factors which are likely to put off the users.
û Games up gradation:
While the IPad 2 offers a vast collection of games, the manufacturers have forgotten to upgrade them!
Stars: 2
Pros: The new collection offers a great variety
Cons: The X factor taken for a toss
û Resolution:
Apple IPAD 2
While the critics expected a higher screen resolution, the IPad 2 has retained its original resolution viz.9.7 in 1,024 X 768.
Stars: 2
P.S: We would prefer giving a miss to this feature of the gadget!
Conclusion: While the new Apple Ipad2 surely does have it’s own pitfalls – at the end of the day, it is a gadget which is surely going to find place in the hands of youth!
