[iPad] iPad 3 Sluggish?

TahoeDust · Nov 11, 2012, 01:54 AM

So, I just received my first iPad on Friday. It is a Refurbed 16gb iPad 3. Compared to my iPhone 5 it just feels, well, sluggish. When scrolling quickly through apps in the app store it kinda skips. When scrolling through some web pages quickly it kinda blanks out for a second then fills in. It is not unbearable by any means, but it just does not feel buttery smooth like my iPhone 5. Were my expectations too high? Has my iPhone 5 just spoiled me? Could there actually be something wrong with my iPad?

anubis1980 · Nov 11, 2012, 02:09 AM

Try a restore first, this might help. Or even restarting the device. The App Store is slow anyway if you are on iOS 6 ? I also found my three slowed down on iOS 6 compared to 5.1 in safari etc.

canesalato · Nov 11, 2012, 02:19 AM

Well, yes the iPad 3 is really sluggish if you compare it to the iPhone 5. First the iPhone 5 has a better processore (A6 vs iPhone 5x). Second the iPad retina display is very hard on the processor/graphic card.

The iOS6 app store is very slow on the iPad 3, but it's not fast even on the iPhone 5 and iPad 4. It's crappy software

TahoeDust · Nov 11, 2012, 03:41 AM

It makes me wonder if going with the ipad 4 would have been worth the extra $120. Hrm...what is the return window for a refurb bought through the online apple store?

Defender2010 · Nov 11, 2012, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by TahoeDust

So, I just received my first iPad on Friday. It is a Refurbed 16gb iPad 3. Compared to my iPhone 5 it just feels, well, sluggish. When scrolling quickly through apps in the app store it kinda skips. When scrolling through some web pages quickly it kinda blanks out for a second then fills in. It is not unbearable by any means, but it just does not feel buttery smooth like my iPhone 5. Were my expectations too high? Has my iPhone 5 just spoiled me? Could there actually be something wrong with my iPad?

My "new" iPad was like this from day one, as I suspect most people's were. If you can afford to get the 4 - although I have not tried one yet to know if it suffers the same way.

master-ceo · Nov 11, 2012, 04:22 AM

16 gb is not enough for great performance once you start to fill it up with apps.

TahoeDust · Nov 11, 2012, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by master-ceo

16 gb is not enough for great performance once you start to fill it up with apps.

What does storage size have to do with performance? Performance should be dictated by processor, ram, and storage access speed. Not by storage capacity.

anubis1980 · Nov 11, 2012, 06:03 AM

My 4 stutters . I'm 100% sure it's iOS 6. Hopefully 6.1 will speed it up

thelead · Nov 11, 2012, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by anubis1980

My 4 stutters . I'm 100% sure it's iOS 6. Hopefully 6.1 will speed it up

I've seen it as we'll on the 4. I agree that it's iOS 6.

Ih8reno · Nov 11, 2012, 09:43 AM

My ipad 3 is on 6.0 and I have yet to see any difference in performance.

Mrg02d · Nov 11, 2012, 11:01 AM

My ipad3 actually sped up with ios6. Browsing got twice as snappy!

RafaelCastro · Nov 11, 2012, 11:14 AM

The problem there is the App Store, before ios6 it was pretty quick.

anubis1980 · Nov 11, 2012, 11:28 AM

It's funny , seems to affect people differently. Def slowed my three down and four isn't great. Although it seems to only slow down in portrait mode...

Actually does it in landscape too lol just tested again

Cockney Rebel · Nov 11, 2012, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TahoeDust

So, I just received my first iPad on Friday. It is a Refurbed 16gb iPad 3. Compared to my iPhone 5 it just feels, well, sluggish. When scrolling quickly through apps in the app store it kinda skips. When scrolling through some web pages quickly it kinda blanks out for a second then fills in. It is not unbearable by any means, but it just does not feel buttery smooth like my iPhone 5. Were my expectations too high? Has my iPhone 5 just spoiled me? Could there actually be something wrong with my iPad?

... this is exactly why I sold my 3 on eBay, and bought a 4.

The "sluggishness" has now gone.

I'd suggest returning that 3 and spending a little more to get the 4.

It's definitely worth it ...

Chupa Chupa · Nov 11, 2012, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TahoeDust

It makes me wonder if going with the ipad 4 would have been worth the extra $120. Hrm...what is the return window for a refurb bought through the online apple store?

It would have -- but still not too late for you. You have 14 days. I have a 3, like my 3, doesn't make financial sense for me to dump it at it's current value. If I could upgrade my 3 for $120 I do it in a sprinter's racing heart beat.

Nov 11, 2012, 01:54 AM	#1
TahoeDust macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2010	iPad 3 Sluggish? So, I just received my first iPad on Friday. It is a Refurbed 16gb iPad 3. Compared to my iPhone 5 it just feels, well, sluggish. When scrolling quickly through apps in the app store it kinda skips. When scrolling through some web pages quickly it kinda blanks out for a second then fills in. It is not unbearable by any means, but it just does not feel buttery smooth like my iPhone 5. Were my expectations too high? Has my iPhone 5 just spoiled me? Could there actually be something wrong with my iPad?
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canesalato macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2010	Well, yes the iPad 3 is really sluggish if you compare it to the iPhone 5. First the iPhone 5 has a better processore (A6 vs iPhone 5x). Second the iPad retina display is very hard on the processor/graphic card. The iOS6 app store is very slow on the iPad 3, but it's not fast even on the iPhone 5 and iPad 4. It's crappy software __________________ The problem with ical isn't just that it tries to look like a real calendar and works nothing like it, but that it looks like a butt-ugly calendar i wouldn't take a second look at in a shop. Zandros
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master-ceo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The SUN	16 gb is not enough for great performance once you start to fill it up with apps. __________________ iOS Power User
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RafaelCastro macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: El Salvador	The problem there is the App Store, before ios6 it was pretty quick. __________________ iPad 3, iPhone 3G, MacBook Air 2012
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Nov 11, 2012, 02:09 AM	#2
anubis1980 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	Try a restore first, this might help. Or even restarting the device. The App Store is slow anyway if you are on iOS 6 ? I also found my three slowed down on iOS 6 compared to 5.1 in safari etc.
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Nov 11, 2012, 03:41 AM	#4
TahoeDust Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2010	It makes me wonder if going with the ipad 4 would have been worth the extra $120. Hrm...what is the return window for a refurb bought through the online apple store?
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Nov 11, 2012, 06:03 AM	#8
anubis1980 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	My 4 stutters . I'm 100% sure it's iOS 6. Hopefully 6.1 will speed it up
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Nov 11, 2012, 09:43 AM	#10
Ih8reno macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012	My ipad 3 is on 6.0 and I have yet to see any difference in performance.
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Nov 11, 2012, 11:01 AM	#11
Mrg02d macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012	My ipad3 actually sped up with ios6. Browsing got twice as snappy!
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Nov 11, 2012, 11:28 AM	#13
anubis1980 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	It's funny , seems to affect people differently. Def slowed my three down and four isn't great. Although it seems to only slow down in portrait mode... Actually does it in landscape too lol just tested again
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