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Is the iPhone 4 as fast as the iPad?

doug in albq

doug in albq

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I have an iPad and it is screaming fast. I have an iPod Touch 2G and it is obviously much slower.

Is the new iphone 4 exactly as fast as an iPad in it's general usability or is it marginally slower, or maybe even somewhat faster...or the exact same speed?
 
Apple underclocked the processor to save battery. So it is slightly slower but not all that significant.
 
Wasn't there an article released (and a thread posted) right after the iPhone came out that confirmed the iPhone 4 was slightly slower than the iPad but was slightly faster than the 3GS? Too lazy to search for it but I did remember reading that.
 
My personal view, from using the devices, not from benchmarks, is that the iPad is every so slightly faster than the iPhone 4, and the difference in speed between the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 is greater than the difference in speed between the iPhone 4 and the iPad.
 
Chaszmyr said:
My personal view, from using the devices, not from benchmarks, is that the iPad is every so slightly faster than the iPhone 4, and the difference in speed between the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 is greater than the difference in speed between the iPhone 4 and the iPad.
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This is what I figured.

Do you own both devices?

Anyone actually own both devices and use both a lot?

What are your findings?
 
i agree that the 4 is slightly slower then the ipad, yet faster than the 3gs. I was playing with the ipad today and i have to admit...i like it much more than i was thinking i would. I may go buy one! :)
 
ClutchThese said:
i agree that the 4 is slightly slower then the ipad, yet faster than the 3gs. I was playing with the ipad today and i have to admit...i like it much more than i was thinking i would. I may go buy one! :)
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Good luck. I've been on the "Priority List" for over a week now (kid said it would take a week, at most)

Unless you live ridiculously close to an Apple Store you're probably better off buying it offline considering the shipping window is 7-10 days - Same wait as in-store.
 
Statusnone88 said:
Good luck. I've been on the "Priority List" for over a week now (kid said it would take a week, at most)

Unless you live ridiculously close to an Apple Store you're probably better off buying it offline considering the shipping window is 7-10 days - Same wait as in-store.
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i live within 5 miles of two apple stores! :D
 
ClutchThese said:
i live within 5 miles of two apple stores! :D
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Excuse my french but you suck. :) (Kidding, I'm just jealous)

My closest Apple store is an hour and a half away (Florida Mall, Orlando) and making the drive out there on a specific day when you work 6 days a week isn't exactly "schedule fitting."

When my e-mail comes though, I'll be gathering my best sick voice for the boss for the afternoon. :apple:
 
Thread-drift alert!

Back on topic....

Does anyone know for sure that the iPhone 4 chip has been throttled to be slower than the iPad?

Again, anyone who owns both an iPad and an iPhone 4?
 
doug in albq said:
Thread-drift alert!

Back on topic....

Does anyone know for sure that the iPhone 4 chip has been throttled to be slower than the iPad?

Again, anyone who owns both an iPad and an iPhone 4?
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they are the same A4 chip, but no one has been able to post for sure what the processor speeds are of them both. I'm very curious to know as well.
 
doug in albq said:
Thread-drift alert!

Back on topic....

Does anyone know for sure that the iPhone 4 chip has been throttled to be slower than the iPad?

Again, anyone who owns both an iPad and an iPhone 4?
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I have both and the iPhone 4 is definately slower than the iPad but it is not that significant. It's a big step up from 3G to 4/iPad.

Installing Apps will take maybe a second more on the iPhone 4 but syncing the iPad is very fast and is significant over any iPhone/iPod in the last.
 
test after test shows thats it its somewhere close to 750-800mhz
since its about 20% slower then the ipad and uses the same chip

also you cant compare the ***mhz of the 3gs to the iphone 4 or ipad
since they use diffrent chips
 
Statusnone88 said:
Good luck. I've been on the "Priority List" for over a week now (kid said it would take a week, at most)

Unless you live ridiculously close to an Apple Store you're probably better off buying it offline considering the shipping window is 7-10 days - Same wait as in-store.
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wouldn't buying something in a store be the same as buying it "offline?"
 
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