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Not really. Maybe Safari keeps more Tabs open without reloading, but the difference (if any) isnt't noticable.
Yes it makes a noticeable difference. My opened Safari tabs are kept much longer, even after playing a big game like Real Racing HD 2. Too many times on the iPad 2, such as when flipping between tabs when in the middle of ordering something, the tab gets refreshed and I'd have to enter all the info again. Should be much less of an occurrence on the iPad 3 with 1GB of RAM.
Well, these last two post have me especially excited, as I too am coming from the original iPad.
My Speck Case finally came in the mail today, so I can finally open my baby tonight!!!
Yes sir, it's time to get the party started for me!!!!!
My Speck Case finally came in the mail today, so I can finally open my baby tonight!!!
Yes sir, it's time to get the party started for me!!!!!
If you don't run any game, then yes, the 1GB RAM does keep more apps open, more tabs in Safari, and it makes a very noticeable difference with Safari especially when you go back to a tab after a while. The iPad 2 would hesitate and sometimes show white blank space where it hasn't finished rendering the page, but the iPad 3 zips along a lot smoother.
Coming from the original iPad, this new one is a brand-new experience. I'm used to having to reload Safari *every* time I go to it after doing anything else, and I have yet to reload a single thing in it on this iPad. As a good 75% of my usage of the iPad centers around Safari and Mail, this is a brilliant thing.
It's maybe a bit better in Safari for not reloading pages, but I can't say I've noticed a significant change from my iPad 2. Don't forget that once apps are updated for retina, they'll be using more memory than they were before.
I still keep running out:
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Seems like this is a good upgrade for original iPad owners, and a bit mixed for iPad 2 owners. The screen is gorgeous, but the weight, battery life/charging and performance are all worse.
I still keep running out:
Seems like this is a good upgrade for original iPad owners, and a bit mixed for iPad 2 owners. The screen is gorgeous, but the weight, battery life/charging and performance are all worse.
Speaking as a game developer, I'm disappointed. To truly take advantage of the screen will require game assets 4 times the size of iPad 2, but we only have double the memory to cram them into. The GPU has the same problem, 4 times the pixels to render every frame, with textures 4 times as large, but GPU is only twice as powerful.
Now, I didn't expect 2GB RAM...but for Apple to really do the job right, that's what it would have taken.
Now, I didn't expect 2GB RAM...but for Apple to really do the job right, that's what it would have taken.
It does. I noticed it right away. The browser can open more tabs, and more apps stay in memory for faster switching.
I beg to differ. Now, for example, you can open up a few tabs in Safari, switch to Infinity Blade II, and when you're done not have Safari tabs reload. The difference is quite obvious. More apps stay open longer. And it's about time!
I have an iPad 2 and a new one. I can really tell the difference and it's one of the reasons I upgraded. My iPad 2 has been crashing and getting a LOT of low memory instances since 5.0. 5.1 helped but I was still getting one or two crashes every day, and that was just surfing wil no apps in the multitask area.
Not only does my new iPad not crash I checked the Diagnostic and Usage and only saw 2 low memory instances and neither caused a crash. The OS performed as it should and jettisoned a couple of open apps. Certainly has made my usage better. No losing long posts or docs. Well worth the upgrade.
Not only does my new iPad not crash I checked the Diagnostic and Usage and only saw 2 low memory instances and neither caused a crash. The OS performed as it should and jettisoned a couple of open apps. Certainly has made my usage better. No losing long posts or docs. Well worth the upgrade.