Just wondering : how's the performance of the latest Beta of iOS7 on an iPhone 4S and an iPad 2 ?
Definitely would like to upgrade my iPhone 4s from iOS6 to 7, not sure about the iPad 2. My wife and kids use the iPad 99% of the time and we will be buying a new iPad (either 5 or refurbished 4) somewhere around Christmas for my wife, passing the iPad 2 to the kids.
So very curious about performance on the 4S. Anyone ?
Just bought a mid 2013 Macbook Air and will be upgrading to Mavericks quite soon if all my software works so would really like to have iOS7 on my iphone. If the performance on the iPad 2 is good, might as well upgrade that as well.
I recommend going with a new iPad 5, even if you have to go with a base model, or, if you have to wait, give your wife an iTunes gift card with a note that the iPad is coming soon to go with it, as it should have a bit of an upgraded processor and will handle future iOS's better (past iOS 7), considering, a couple/few features, such as panorama and filters will not work with camera on iPad 4 (or any iPad selling now), (this means there will be more limitations when iOS 8 comes out next year). ...Also, filters will not work with 4S, AirDrop will not work with 4S, iPad 2. iPad 2 won't do parallax.
I have iPhone 5 & iPad 1 (1st gen), so I can't comment specifically on your devices, but, iOS 7 beta does well on iPhone 5, (but, iPhone 5 has more than a little faster processor upgrade from 4S). iCloud is nice between my MacBook Pro w/Mtn Lion and iOS 7 on my iPhone 5, I can access the last open tabs in safari on my Mac from the iPhone's safari app. Reader list and bookmarks sync, easily accessible. ...just for starters. If you haven't already, you can sync your iCal calendar, contacts, notes, and such via icloud between Mac & 4S. But, from what I've read, 4S does alright w/iOS 7 beta, not sure if it does the new siri voices, but, if it does, they sound great, siri works faster (on my iPhone 5). If you use it, Maps has some nice improvements also.
Check this forum, (OSX>OS X Mavericks), for a list of apps that don't work with Mavericks (after it's released, not the list for Mavericks beta), but, if your apps all work, I hear it is improved over Mtn. Lion. I have Mtn Lion w/4GB, and recommend, if you don't already, get 8GB RAM, 4GB seems to be not enough for Mtn Lion.
As far as iPad 2 goes, I'd wait, ask after new iPads come out, and iOS 7 goes public, I've read mixed things about the beta on it. (iPads are behind on iOS 7, as they will come later than the iPhones).