iPad 3 was my first ipad and I hated it, after 8 months I sold it and bought the r mini.
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Is the iPhone 6+ the iPad 3?
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iPad 3 was my first ipad and I hated it, after 8 months I sold it and bought the r mini.
I had the iPad and now I have the 6+. In my opinion it is not like the iPad 3. The iPad 3 was just insanely slow compared to the iPad 2. As of now the 6+ is a little sluggish but that has improved with iOS 8.1. I wouldn't worry that much about the 6+.
I have both an iPad 3 and an iPhone 6+. I've never understood the complaints the iPad 3 got. It's worked great since I got it. It's got the latest iOS. If it is running slower in some things, I'm not noticing it.
As far as the 6+ goes, I have not noticed any lag on it. I've had it 2 weeks and it's run great.
Now my iPhone 5 that it just replaced, that one did had some issues....
As far as the 6+ goes, I have not noticed any lag on it. I've had it 2 weeks and it's run great.
Now my iPhone 5 that it just replaced, that one did had some issues....
I own an LTE iPad 3 and iPad Air, an iPhone 5, and an iPhone 6 - all on VZW.
My favorite version of iOS on the first 3 devices was 7.1.2. I'm using 8.1B2 on all 4 devices now, and it's so much better than 8.0.2. I held off on updating the iP6 but couldn't take the lag, odd issues like lag and Spotlight not working properly - 8.1B2 makes the iP6 much nicer to use IMO.
I'd planned to wipe and start over with all of them after 8.1 comes out anyway as I wasn't happy with 8.0. iOS 8.1 will make your iP6+ much nicer to use.
My favorite version of iOS on the first 3 devices was 7.1.2. I'm using 8.1B2 on all 4 devices now, and it's so much better than 8.0.2. I held off on updating the iP6 but couldn't take the lag, odd issues like lag and Spotlight not working properly - 8.1B2 makes the iP6 much nicer to use IMO.
I'd planned to wipe and start over with all of them after 8.1 comes out anyway as I wasn't happy with 8.0. iOS 8.1 will make your iP6+ much nicer to use.
I have a couple ipad 3s hanging around for the kids and as the wife's iPad for the country... Never get any complaints other than that they have to use a 30 pin connector, and all their toher devices are now on lightning...
Does 8.1 improve on 6 Plus lag from 8.0.2?
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Are you talking about the 6 or 6 Plus here?
Dunno, never noticed it in 8.0.2 either. Not saying it doesn't exist, just that it isn't noticeable for me.
Read. My. Post. The 6. Before you think about going about all *****torm, it's in my post.
this is same stuff we heard about the original 15 rmbp. I have it and ironically as time past it seemed to run smoother and on yosemite of all things. This seems to run contrast with the ipad in terms of upgrading OS though.
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i have an ipad 3 with animations disabled and it lags a bit on 8.0.2..how did you get the 1b?
I enjoyed my ipad 3 when i had it, but it was also my first ipad. I had nothin to compare it to but my 4s. I sold my 3 for an ipad air which i liked alot, but now have sold for my retina mini which i LOVE!!!
My mind is made up! 6+ it is!! Ive waited years for a huge screen on my favorite phone ever. I greatly appreciate everyone's replies!!
Now to give my 5s back to att on next and maybe in a month ill be lucky enough to find a 6+ in a store.
My mind is made up! 6+ it is!! Ive waited years for a huge screen on my favorite phone ever. I greatly appreciate everyone's replies!!
Now to give my 5s back to att on next and maybe in a month ill be lucky enough to find a 6+ in a store.
The 2013 iPad Air and the retina iPad mini have a resolution of 2048 x 1536, which is much higher than 1920 x 1080 of the iPhone 6 Plus, and higher than the 3x resolution of 2208 x 1242, and the A7 handles it fine. Therefore there won't be any problem for the A8 with even stronger CPU and GPU performances to handle the iPhone 6 Plus.
I'm zooming in the A8X chip on the first image and not the second one cropped to it. Not that it should make a difference. This is the desktop site not mobile. It's still crashing tonight.
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It doesn't crash on my 5S either. That's the problem.
actually it was 7.0, 7.0.2, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2.
So apple pushes out plenty of updates to try to fix issues and make iOS smoother...
Just as long as we don't have issues with the moisture sensors...then we will get watergate.
The ipad3 thing IMHO was (is) a combination of two things. First, the graphics engine could have been better for the screen resolution, and this was evident more in the more graphics intensive games. Second, there's an echo chamber effect on such things; once enough people claim an issue exists it tends to feed on itself as "everyone's heard that..." without regard for the reality that for most people's use the ipad3 was perfectly fine for what it was. (remind you of anything?
)Yes the 4 was better and the Air topped even that, but unless graphics intensive games are important to you the 3 was perfectly fine.
The ipad3 thing IMHO was (is) a combination of two things. First, the graphics engine could have been better for the screen resolution, and this was evident more in the more graphics intensive games. Second, there's an echo chamber effect on such things; once enough people claim an issue exists it tends to feed on itself as "everyone's heard that..." without regard for the reality that for most people's use the ipad3 was perfectly fine for what it was. (remind you of anything?
Yes the 4 was better and the Air topped even that, but unless graphics intensive games are important to you the 3 was perfectly fine.
Totally agree!
Hair-gate? As in someone's strand of hair lodged in the screen or maybe camera lens? Seriously?
Hair-gate? As in someone's strand of hair lodged in the screen or maybe camera lens? Seriously?
Hair gate was people mentioning their hair gets caught in between the phone's screen and the body of the phone (the seam).
Reports of hair pulling are rampant! iPhone 6 users are experiencing iPhone Alopecia...
OH WOW! I hadn't read about this LOL! Alopecia a symptom of iPhone hair-gate. Thank the FDA for passing Propecia, the treatment drug.
?? What none smoothness issues are you talking about? I don' thave any issues.