Why would iPhone 5 users be crying? The 5 is noticeably, noticeably faster than the 4S. The iPad 3 wasn't at all noticeably faster than the iPad 2 (heck, I didn't think it was at all faster). It comes as no surprise that Apple would refresh it.
The iPhone 5's GPU doesn't need to be anywhere near the speed of iPad 4's, since it's not pushing anywhere near that number of pixels.
Agreed!! My 3rd Gen iPad was an excellent upgrade, and the 5th gen will be excellent as well, especially seeing how good the 4th gen is.
i held the new new iPad (4) today, and i noticed that it was much warmer than the new iPad (3)
ok, twice the power of its precedessor, but with a new compromise on comfort again
iPad 3 owners tears coming in 3...2...
I think the iPad 4 is a hefty upgrade, but I'm content with my iPad 3, and look forward to March or April when iPad 5 drops with a similar design to the iPad Mini, which I think is a gorgeous looking device.
And if it doesn't come out till next fall?
At this point this is my choice: wait six/seven months and await the next generation iPad and if nothing was released wait another six/five months.
It's a Mac forum so I guess it's only natural to see this happen but omg, some of y'all are such hypocrites.
When Samsung does this short interval launches, it's "that's what you get for buying Android!" and when Apple finally does something like this, it's "Well, the 3rd gen still works perfectly like the day I bought it"
The difference being Samsung dumps support for their products after a couple of months, and I'll get iOS 7 and 8 without an once of concern.
The Nexus is a slightly different animal obviously.
Honestly how many people here are actually going to take advantage of this stuff with their iPad 4? I can't imagine many look at the iPad as the killer gaming system just for the simple fact touch screen is so cumbersome to use when you play more complex games.
Yes it sounds awesome on benchmarks but I think 95% of users won't even use it to it's full potential.
Honestly how many people here are actually going to take advantage of this stuff with their iPad 4? I can't imagine many look at the iPad as the killer gaming system just for the simple fact touch screen is so cumbersome to use when you play more complex games.
Yes it sounds awesome on benchmarks but I think 95% of users won't even use it to it's full potential.
i'm surprised... iPad 4 has the exact same battery as iPad 3
and at the same time has a better processor
will the battery life remain the same with the extra power provided ???
I think the iPad 4 is a hefty upgrade, but I'm content with my iPad 3, and look forward to March or April when iPad 5 drops with a similar design to the iPad Mini, which I think is a gorgeous looking device.
I wonder what the constraints are concerning power. Also, if, having 2x 543 cores gives 19.2 GFLOPS of compute GPU power, why didn't Apple opted for a single core 554 that has the same specs as two 543s in their A6 chip? There are no differences in core count, bandwidth, compute, or anything else. Eliminate a core, deliver greater performance no?
It's a Mac forum so I guess it's only natural to see this happen but omg, some of y'all are such hypocrites.
When Samsung does this short interval launches, it's "that's what you get for buying Android!" and when Apple finally does something like this, it's "Well, the 3rd gen still works perfectly like the day I bought it"
Considering this is one of the fastest Apple products to be discontinued...they should offer a $100 trade-in upgrade program for the 4th gen iPad or SOMETHING. It would create goodwill among the hardcore base, and then they could take customers' iPad 3's which are in perfectly good condition and slap them on the refurb store. It would such easy money lining Apple's pockets, I don't know why they don't do this.
I guess we'll find out in six months.Hopefully we'll see a similar performance upgrade in the 5th generation
Remember when the first G4 Mac to break a GFLOP came out - the commercial with the tanks surrounding it because it was "so powerful, the US Government classified it as a weapon." Now our iPads' graphics chips can do 76.8 GFLOPS.
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I just left a viewing of Cloud Atlas, the movie blows your mind. What is interesting though is the representation of computer technology in the movie. Makes you think hard about what we will be doing tomorrow with our computers. Plus the very retro display of tech from the past really highlights just how fast technology is evolving. I don't want to spill the beans but do consider a trip to the theater.
Considering this is one of the fastest Apple products to be discontinued...they should offer a $100 trade-in upgrade program for the 4th gen iPad or SOMETHING. It would create goodwill among the hardcore base, and then they could take customers' iPad 3's which are in perfectly good condition and slap them on the refurb store. It would such easy money lining Apple's pockets, I don't know why they don't do this.
At this point this is my choice: wait six/seven months and await the next generation iPad and if nothing was released wait another six/five months.