[iPad] iPad 3 on 6.1, good performance?

thadoggfather · Jan 29, 2013, 03:41 PM

I still have both iPads in the family on 5.1.1

Just wondering, how has 6.1 been working out for you on iPad 3?

Was too afraid to try 6.0.x on the tablet. Iphone 5 I didnt mind nearly as much because, what other choice did you have?

Patriot24 · Jan 29, 2013, 04:35 PM

Not a large sample size (probably ~4 hours between last night and this morning), but everything seems good so far. I can't say that I've really noticed a difference between 6.0.x and 6.1.

thadoggfather · Jan 29, 2013, 04:50 PM

And battery life has been about the same iOS 5 to iOS 6 for you?

Michael CM1 · Jan 29, 2013, 07:34 PM

After upgrading yesterday, it still hung up for a few seconds when I was typing something. Haven't noticed it other than that one time, and I also haven't noticed any hangs when scrolling or tapping icons yet. That was happening to me all the time after the iOS 6 upgrade. It's effin' annoying because it was a speed demon on iOS 5. I don't get what got added that killed the performance so badly.

WillFisher · Jan 29, 2013, 07:37 PM

Seems okay to me.
iOS6 seemed a little laggy at the very odd times with lots of app's open but otherwise no different in typing etc.
6.1 seems to give me a little more battery life, but it was good beforehand so almost no difference.

Either way, seems fine to me.

salacious · Feb 1, 2013, 07:23 AM

no difference.. its cushty

Menel · Feb 1, 2013, 07:39 AM

Battery life is amazing.

Hadn't plugged it in since the update... though I did when I left the house this morning.

thadoggfather · Feb 1, 2013, 01:06 PM

I played with a parent's iPad 3 on 6.1, and it is smooth.

Seems about same performance as 5.1.1, at least not any worse.

Same with battery life in my limited testing.

neutrino23 · Feb 1, 2013, 01:59 PM

No problems. Snappy.

A Hebrew · Feb 1, 2013, 06:30 PM

Performance is unnoticeably different from any other OS version.

Infinite Jest · Feb 3, 2013, 03:57 PM

I've run into a few app issues (I'm looking at you, crashing Amazon Instant Video), but not much else.

charlituna · Feb 4, 2013, 12:35 AM

I've had my iPad 3 on iOS 6 since about two weeks after it came out. No real issues and what minor ones I had were solved by a restore back to factory software and pulling down my iCloud backup.

RenoG · Feb 5, 2013, 08:03 AM

No issues that I'm aware of. so far so good..

xraydoc · Feb 5, 2013, 12:15 PM

6.1 has been just fine as far as I can tell on my iPad 3. No obvious improvements but no negatives either.

Jan 29, 2013, 03:41 PM	#1
thadoggfather macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007	iPad 3 on 6.1, good performance? I still have both iPads in the family on 5.1.1 Just wondering, how has 6.1 been working out for you on iPad 3? Was too afraid to try 6.0.x on the tablet. Iphone 5 I didnt mind nearly as much because, what other choice did you have?
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Jan 29, 2013, 04:35 PM	#2
Patriot24 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ	Not a large sample size (probably ~4 hours between last night and this morning), but everything seems good so far. I can't say that I've really noticed a difference between 6.0.x and 6.1. __________________ iphone + air + ipad + time capsule + classic + shuffle + tv
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Jan 29, 2013, 07:34 PM	#4
Michael CM1 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2008	After upgrading yesterday, it still hung up for a few seconds when I was typing something. Haven't noticed it other than that one time, and I also haven't noticed any hangs when scrolling or tapping icons yet. That was happening to me all the time after the iOS 6 upgrade. It's effin' annoying because it was a speed demon on iOS 5. I don't get what got added that killed the performance so badly. __________________ 21.5" iMac 3.06 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD; iPhone 4S 16GB; third-gen iPad WiFi black 32 GB; third-gen TV
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Jan 29, 2013, 07:37 PM	#5
WillFisher macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011	Seems okay to me. iOS6 seemed a little laggy at the very odd times with lots of app's open but otherwise no different in typing etc. 6.1 seems to give me a little more battery life, but it was good beforehand so almost no difference. Either way, seems fine to me. __________________ 2011 Mac Mini 2.3GHz i5, White Audioengine A2, Blue Snowball Mic 2010 13" MBP 2.4GHz C2D, 256GB Samsung 830, BookBook iToys: White iPhone 5, White iPad 3. ATV3.
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Feb 1, 2013, 07:39 AM	#7
Menel macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Atlanta	Battery life is amazing. Hadn't plugged it in since the update... though I did when I left the house this morning. __________________ iPhone 5 TMo, iPad (3rd gen), iPod Nano (4th gen), AppleTV (2nd gen), iTunes Match
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Jan 29, 2013, 04:50 PM	#3
thadoggfather Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007	And battery life has been about the same iOS 5 to iOS 6 for you?
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Feb 1, 2013, 07:23 AM	#6
salacious macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2011	no difference.. its cushty
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Feb 1, 2013, 01:06 PM	#8
thadoggfather Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007	I played with a parent's iPad 3 on 6.1, and it is smooth. Seems about same performance as 5.1.1, at least not any worse. Same with battery life in my limited testing.
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Feb 1, 2013, 01:59 PM	#9
neutrino23 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SF Bay area	No problems. Snappy.
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Feb 1, 2013, 06:30 PM	#10
A Hebrew macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minnesota	Performance is unnoticeably different from any other OS version. __________________ 2012 13" MacBook Air \| Third Generation iPad \| Fifth Generation iPod Touch \| Apple TV 3
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Feb 3, 2013, 03:57 PM	#11
Infinite Jest macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Harrisonburg, Va	I've run into a few app issues (I'm looking at you, crashing Amazon Instant Video), but not much else.
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Feb 4, 2013, 12:35 AM	#12
charlituna macrumors 603 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA	I've had my iPad 3 on iOS 6 since about two weeks after it came out. No real issues and what minor ones I had were solved by a restore back to factory software and pulling down my iCloud backup.
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Feb 5, 2013, 08:03 AM	#13
RenoG macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010	No issues that I'm aware of. so far so good..
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Feb 5, 2013, 12:15 PM	#14
xraydoc macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The first state	6.1 has been just fine as far as I can tell on my iPad 3. No obvious improvements but no negatives either. __________________ 2.93GHz i7 27" iMac • 1.8GHz i7 11" MacBook Air • 2.5GHz i5 Mac mini + 27" Thunderbolt display 2.66GHz quad-core Mac Pro + OS X 10.7 Server + 6TB RAID 5 • AirPort Extreme • iPad 3 & mini • iPhone 5
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