Apple iPad 3 Review

After iPad 2, Apple has launched its third generation iPad 3. The new iPad 3 has got stunning features and qualities. The most prominent features of this new iPad 3 are: retina display, 5 MP iSight camera and ultrafast 4G LTE.

Design and Display of Apple iPad 3

The new iPad 3 is available in two models i-e iPad 3 Wi-Fi and iPad 3 Wi-Fi + 4G. The dimensions of iPad 3 are 9.50’’ x 7.31’’ x 0.37’’. Like its predecessors, it is very slim and light weight. iPad 3 weighs 1.44 pounds, a little bit heavier than iPad 2 which weighs 1.33 pounds. But this thing doesn’t matter because the thing which matters is something else.

The new Apple iPad 3 has got “Retina Display” technology to give its users crystal clear and high resolution display. In Retina Display technology, when you zoom a picture, the pixels don’t blur the picture and you see everything lifelike and perfectly detailed. The new iPad 3 has got 4 times more pixels than iPad 2. The front side of iPad 3 is fully occupied by its 9.7’’ (diagonal) LED-Backlit Glossy widescreen. The screen has Multi-Touch feature and it is powered by the IPS technology. The LCD has 2048-by-1536-pixel screen resolution with 44% greater color permeation and has about 3.1 million pixels. The display of iPad 3 is called Retina display because the pixels are so close to each other that our eye cannot differentiate between the two adjacent pixels. The screen of iPad 3 is protected by oleophobic coating to make it finger-print resistant.

CPU and Memory of Apple iPad 3

This 3^rd generation iPad 3 is powered by dual-core Apple A5X chip which is capable of giving quad-core graphics. The A5X chip is so powerful that it derives the retina display and the superior graphics of iPad 3. With the help of fast processing, it is now possible to do everything within a split of a second.

The internal storage capacity of iPad 3 ranges from 16 GB to 64 GB. This option is available in both the models of iPad 3.

Camera of Apple iPad 3

The iPad 3 has both the primary and secondary cameras. The primary camera is located at the backside of iPad 3. It is a 5 MP camera which is capable of 1080p video recording. This iSight camera is much more advanced than the 0.7 MP camera of iPad 2. The iPad 3 camera has general features of touch-focus, auto-focus, face-detection, image and video stabilization and geo-tagging. The secondary camera is capable of giving VGA quality photos and 30fps video recording.

OS and Sensors of Apple iPad 3

The Apple iPad 3 is using iOS v5.1 operating system with iCloud support and activation. It has 1 GB RAM as compared to 512 MB RAM of iPad 2.

The capabilities of iPad 3 are enhanced by the sensor. It has accelerometer, digital compass, ambient light sensor and Gyroscope. The Global Positioning System with A-GPS support is available as an option. It is compatible with every iPad and iPhone application without any modification.

Cons of Apple iPad 3

•       No memory card slot present
•       No Siri
•       Absence of standard USB port
•        Battery is not replaceable
•        You cannot charge iPad 3 while using it
•        Heftier and thicker than iPad 2
•        Absence of GPS receiver in the Wi-Fi model of iPad 3
•        Stereo loudspeakers are not present