iOS 7 GM iPad 3 performance...

No issues here. Still syncing but everything works well so far. None of the slowness I've seen one person mention.

 

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1633614

 

How about an existing thread like http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1633614

 

Yeah, it got posted as I was putting up my reply.

 

To sum it up in one word: subpar.

 

iOS 7 seems very responsive to me across iPad mini, iPad 2, iPhone 5 and iPad 4.

iPad mini and iPad 2 performance isn't as fast and iPhone 5 or iPad 4 obviously but it's running very well either way.

If you run into performance issues do a full restore and give it some time after that. The syncing of contacts and calendars and photos I saw cause temporary performance issues on A5-class hardware during beta and could be the same now

 

It's still not close to as good on iPad 4 as it is on iPhone 5, that I can tell you for certain. It seems stable, but you notice the lack of attention paid to the frame rate when you pinch to return to home.

It drops several frames and, frankly, suggests that the animation should be simplified on iPad. Just have something less fancy take its place. For example, it's fine when you use the home button, so have that animation regardless of what you're pinching out of.

The App Store isn't fantastic, either. It's better than it was with the last beta, but it's still laggy for a few seconds on launch, and if you go to an app and click on the screen shots, you'll notice the low frame rate for the first swipe or two. Not something that happens on the phone.

Rotation of the iPad is the other one that stands out - skipping frames. It's all cosmetic stuff, but does suggest a relative lack of pride and focus in the tablet version. It feels a bit Android 2011 on iPad, whereas iPhone 5 is brilliantly smooth.

 

I updated an iPad 3 this evening and am thrilled with how responsive and fast it is. Animations are smooth and everything just runs great. Very pleased.

 

I can tell you Android tablets in 2013 are every bit as laggy as they were in 2011.

 

I did a complete wipe and restore to iOS 7 GM, restored from backup, and reset all settings and it's still giving me a couple issues:

-Setting a new wallpaper causes the iPad to hang for a while, and chosen wallpaper is sideways in the home and lock screens until restarting
-Animation of icons on the home screen after closing an app with 4 finger gesture is always choppy, looks like an error with the animation itself. Other animations look fine

 

You obviously don't have an iPhone 5 to see how iOS 7 is supposed to run.

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This! Especially the animation of the four finger gesture seems so... beta .

Also, has anyone noticed how weird the animation is when pinching from Safari? The background is just a huge blur that suddenly becomes clear when the animation ends, it seems to work normal on every other app.

 

Yes, I do.

 

Still not as smooth as iOS 6 but much better than the beta on my ipad 3