1080p Support in 4S, but not on iPad 2

[Galatian]

Apple states the following on their website:

H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

This is for the iPhone 4S

Now it (supposedly) uses the same A5 processor like the iPad 2, so why does the iPhone 4S play Full-HD movies but the iPad 2 does not?
Is it a new feature on iOS 5?

 

[Chaos123x]

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Screen resolution.

 

[mcdj]

Apple states the following on their website:

H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

This is for the iPhone 4S

Now it (supposedly) uses the same A5 processor like the iPad 2, so why does the iPhone 4S play Full-HD movies but the iPad 2 does not?
Is it a new feature on iOS 5?

Because the iPad 2 came out before the iPhone 4S.

Because they want to sell you an iPad 3.

Because that's what companies do.

 

[kicko]

Because the iPad 2 came out before the iPhone 4S.

Because they want to sell you an iPad 3.

Because that's what companies do.

that would be ok if they just admit that but the fact that they say the "performance" wasn't up to satisfaction is plain BS.

and the world knows it

 

[DeusInvictus7]

Screen resolution.

You're joking right?

OP, they're probably just advertising that it can play 1080p because of the new camera, which records in 1080p. Since the iPad 2 can't record that resolution, they didn't want to put it there.

 

[TSX]

4S has 1GB of RAM, iPad 2 doesn't

 

[DeusInvictus7]

4S has 1GB of RAM, iPad 2 doesn't

I sure hope that's true. I guess we'll find out next weekend.

 

[sinsin07]

that would be ok if they just admit that but the fact that they say the "performance" wasn't up to satisfaction is plain BS.

and the world knows it

OK. Let's say it's plain BS. What are you, kicko, going to do about it? Give ol' Apple a kicko by not buying their products if this omission is such a stickler for you.

 

[Tech Elementz]

4S has 1GB of RAM, iPad 2 doesn't

I sure hope that's true. I guess we'll find out next weekend.

Probably the best guess I've seen. Makes sense...

I assume the iPad's camera would go up to 1080P HD next year....

 

[Galatian]

Ok just figured it out from several threats I read...Obviously the 1080p playback gets "turned on" with iOS 5 so technically it should work on the iPad 2 as well...

It was just important for me to know so that I know on which resolution I should rip my blu rays.

 

[iBram15]

4S has 1GB of RAM, iPad 2 doesn't

Hope you're right!
So can you watch 1080p movies then?

 

[9822737]

4S has 1GB of RAM, iPad 2 doesn't

I heard the 4S only has 512MB of RAM, hence they didn't mention it at the keynote.

 

[Mr.C]

4S has 1GB of RAM, iPad 2 doesn't

I heard the 4S only has 512MB of RAM, hence they didn't mention it at the keynote.

No one knows how much RAM the 4S has. I suspect we will find out soon after the phone is released.

 

[eawmp1]

Nothing to do with chip, or RAM.

It's the new camera, plain and simple.

 

[MadGoat]

Nothing to do with chip, or RAM.

It's the new camera, plain and simple.

New camera is not indicative of playback resolution. Plain and simple.

 

[jabingla2810]

The iPhone can record 1080p video, and obviously play it back too.

The iPad 2 can record 720p video, but with ios5 it supports playback upto 1080p.

No idea what people in this thread are confus about?

I mean, unless your watching this stuff on a big telly, 1080p is completely wasted on both devices.

 

[Galatian]

The iPhone can record 1080p video, and obviously play it back too.

The iPad 2 can record 720p video, but with ios5 it supports playback upto 1080p.

No idea what people in this thread are confus about?

I mean, unless your watching this stuff on a big telly, 1080p is completely wasted on both devices.

That's the entire point of my question. I understand that the iPad itself is short of even displaying 720p video on it's on screen, but it can (possibly) output via via adapter to 1080p and maybe sometime even with airplay once the aTV get's an update...No need to rerip my Blurays every time Apple decides to bring a new revision out...