Given the specs (minus knowledge of memory), do think the new iPod Touch will be comparable in speed to an iPad 2?
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iPod touch iPod touch 5G comparable to iPad 2?
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stiligFox
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It should be nearly the same, and since they share A5 chips (albeit the iPod chips will have a few improvements over the iPads) they should have the same RAM.
If you want a more direct idea of what it'll be like, try messing with a 4S for a while, since they share the most spec wise.
If you want a more direct idea of what it'll be like, try messing with a 4S for a while, since they share the most spec wise.
expect iPod touch's are usually under-clocked. To make them as light as possible but still have a long runtime.
Great insight, thanks everyone. I realize these are all assumptions since we won't know until its released, but this sound promising.
Fed up with trying to play anything that even remotely pushes my iPod Touch 4g, it's just getting frustrating now.
Fed up with trying to play anything that even remotely pushes my iPod Touch 4g, it's just getting frustrating now.
Hmmm, that's true. The only think I can speculate (if they are the same performance wise) is that Siri is a marketing feature that "only" works on iPad 3 instead of iPad 2.
At this point, I really hope that it's speedy enough. iOS 6 is really causing my IPT4G to drag now. I really wish I didn't upgrade and stayed on 5.
well I will say this I have a IPod touch 5g myself And one of my teachers uses iPad 2nd generations in the classroom. I have messed around with the iPad and it crashes a lot. The iPod on the other hand will not freeze up on you. The iPod has a 5mp back and a 1.2 mp front camera. the iPad has around a 1mp back and VGA front camera. The iPod has Siri enabled. The iPod has a retina display while the iPad 2 doesnt. Now the disadvantages to the iPod are small. The iPod has a 1136x640 resolution and the iPad has a 1024x768 resolution. (kind of tied on resolutions.) The other thing is the iPad's processor is the full dual core 1ghz while the iPod is underclocked to 800mhz but there's not much of a diff. I say the iPod touch 5g is your best bet
Thetonyk123
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I believe someone post a thread about how apple has an agreement with company that made siri in which siri will only be available for new devices only. Starting at iphone 4s, i guess.
Nothing to do with the spec at all. Ipad 2 surely capable of having siri.
Although, Ipod touch is nowhere near the battery life of an Ipad 2.