Prepared to get voted down, but... The iPad 3 is SLOWER?!

[imacken]

Thicker, heavier and slower.

Thicker - yes, by 0.03in
Heavier - yes, by 2oz
Slower - no way. Trying playing something like Real Racing 2 and look at the difference between the iPad 2 and 3rd Gen.
Some of the posts on this thread are simply astonishing. I defy anyone to tell the difference in thickness, hard to detect those 2 ounces too, and the 3rd Gen is pushing 4 times the number of pixels around, so even the same speed would be a major feat!
Battery life the same, and a better camera.
What on earth is all the whining here about?

 

[donster28]

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Wait a bit and Apple's next iOS software will speed it up. It's just a matter of time.

 

[Monsoonmalabard]

Thicker - yes, by 0.03in
Heavier - yes, by 2oz
Some of the posts on this thread are simply astonishing.
What on earth is all the whining here about?

"When you get down to 1.5 pounds, a tenth of a pound is a lot." - Steve Jobs
http://bit.ly/FPxLuL

1) I agree with Our Leader Comrade Steve that a tenth of a pound is a lot.
2) A tenth of a pound is 1.6 ounces.
3) The new iPad is 2 ounces heavier than the iPad 2
Therefore: the new iPad is at least 'a lot' heavier than the iPad 2.

Or was Our Leader wrong about the product he invented? Unless he was, the comment about the weight can't be explained away as mere 'whining'.

I'll leave others to argue over the thickness and sluggishness of the new iPad.

 

[Rennir]

I legitimately don't understand this. On one hand, it seems most members posting about the MacBook Pro seem to care more about form over function (lighter, thinner) vs. discrete GPU and an ODD. The argument is that the MacBook Pro is a mobile computer, and therefore Apple should make it as light and thin as possible, and if a little/considerable (subjective) function is sacrificed in the process, then that's fine.

But then here we have the iPad, and people think it's okay for the iPads to be heavier and thicker? I would imagine that the weight is noticeable after holding the iPad for a long period of time. And let's just say that both are normally unnoticeable. Does that matter? Apple should be making their devices thinner and lighter, according to the philosophy of those posting in the MBP Redesign thread. The iPad is supposed to be even more portable than a MBP, and I would think that people who consume iPads value form over function even more than those who use MBPs because the iPad is very limited compared to a laptop, so shouldn't people be demanding thinner and lighter iPads? Or are the populations posting in the iPad and MBP forums completely distinct?

 

[isofilm]

My wife has had the iPad 1&2 and has been very excited about the iPad 3, and was lucky enough to receive it 3 days ago. Initially she said it seems heavier, so we weighed it against her iPad 2 (both 64GB) and the difference is the iPad 3 is 52 grams (8.5%) heavier, which doesn’t seem like much. But over the past 3 days, the speed seems to be a bigger problem. She mainly uses it for internet, email, and other less taxing uses, not gaming, and this morning she had me looking up the return policy.

She’s giving it a few more days, hoping for some sort of software update that may speed things up, otherwise she’s sending it back for refund, and keeping the iPad 2.

 

[ZBoater]

My wife has had the iPad 1&2 and has been very excited about the iPad 3, and was lucky enough to receive it 3 days ago. Initially she said it seems heavier, so we weighed it against her iPad 2 (both 64GB) and the difference is the iPad 3 is 52 grams (8.5%) heavier, which doesn’t seem like much. But over the past 3 days, the speed seems to be a bigger problem. She mainly uses it for internet, email, and other less taxing uses, not gaming, and this morning she had me looking up the return policy.

She’s giving it a few more days, hoping for some sort of software update that may speed things up, otherwise she’s sending it back for refund, and keeping the iPad 2.

In her case, if the screen is not blowing her away, return it. It's not worth it otherwise.

 

[Adelphos33]

I legitimately don't understand this. On one hand, it seems most members posting about the MacBook Pro seem to care more about form over function (lighter, thinner) vs. discrete GPU and an ODD. The argument is that the MacBook Pro is a mobile computer, and therefore Apple should make it as light and thin as possible, and if a little/considerable (subjective) function is sacrificed in the process, then that's fine.

But then here we have the iPad, and people think it's okay for the iPads to be heavier and thicker? I would imagine that the weight is noticeable after holding the iPad for a long period of time. And let's just say that both are normally unnoticeable. Does that matter? Apple should be making their devices thinner and lighter, according to the philosophy of those posting in the MBP Redesign thread. The iPad is supposed to be even more portable than a MBP, and I would think that people who consume iPads value form over function even more than those who use MBPs because the iPad is very limited compared to a laptop, so shouldn't people be demanding thinner and lighter iPads? Or are the populations posting in the iPad and MBP forums completely distinct?

Have to take the (very) good with the slightly bad. The biggest aspect of the iPad that needed improvement was the screen. Reading text on iPhone 4/4s then reading text on a iPad (pre retina) is frustrating. Fixing the screen was a huge deal. Adding LTE was a huge deal - for what it is worth, LTE is now the fastest way you can access content on an iPad ever. Keeping the battery life the same with these additions is important. So they had to make it slightly thicker. Maybe in a year or two, battery technology will allow the iPad to get a bit thinner, but hoenstly I don't really see how tablets can get that much thinner than the the iPad 2. There is simply too much computing technology in them.

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My wife has had the iPad 1&2 and has been very excited about the iPad 3, and was lucky enough to receive it 3 days ago. Initially she said it seems heavier, so we weighed it against her iPad 2 (both 64GB) and the difference is the iPad 3 is 52 grams (8.5%) heavier, which doesn’t seem like much. But over the past 3 days, the speed seems to be a bigger problem. She mainly uses it for internet, email, and other less taxing uses, not gaming, and this morning she had me looking up the return policy.

She’s giving it a few more days, hoping for some sort of software update that may speed things up, otherwise she’s sending it back for refund, and keeping the iPad 2.

What is exactly slower - responsiveness of the OS or actually connectivity speed? It is difficult to imagine any signifcant difference in speed in accessing e-mail, twitter, facebook, etc in the new iPad and the iPad 2...

 

[isofilm]

Have to take the (very) good with the slightly bad. The biggest aspect of the iPad that needed improvement was the screen. Reading text on iPhone 4/4s then reading text on a iPad (pre retina) is frustrating. Fixing the screen was a huge deal. Adding LTE was a huge deal - for what it is worth, LTE is now the fastest way you can access content on an iPad ever. Keeping the battery life the same with these additions is important. So they had to make it slightly thicker. Maybe in a year or two, battery technology will allow the iPad to get a bit thinner, but hoenstly I don't really see how tablets can get that much thinner than the the iPad 2. There is simply too much computing technology in them.

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What is exactly slower - responsiveness of the OS or actually connectivity speed? It is difficult to imagine any signifcant difference in speed in accessing e-mail, twitter, facebook, etc in the new iPad and the iPad 2...

I'm an engineer, so I'm trying to get to the bottom of this as well. Unfortunately, I rarely use her iPad, so I can’t easily judge for myself. She says it feels heavier, so I weigh it and yes it’s heavier by 52 grams, should she notice that? Well, that’s the weight of an average candy bay, so yes I think if you strapped a candy bar onto my tablet I would notice. She says that while browsing it is noticeably slower. I can’t measure that as easily. I have already boxed up and wiped her iPad 2 ready for sale, otherwise I could do side-by-side browser speed test. I did test her iPad 3 download speed at speedtest.net and she is getting ~14-16 Mbps download rate, which is what she normally gets with her iPad 2.

 

[Omaniac]

Slooow

Hi guys,

Found this thread after doing a Google search. I ruined the screen on my IPad 2, so I bought the new IPad. This device is really annoying me. I often download newspapers and read them later. Or rather, I used to with my IPad 2. Reading was flawless, and the pages loaded nicely and I could flip from page to page with no problems.
Enter new IPad. The pages take forever to load. The screen starts as black, then bits and pieces of the page loads slooowly. When I move down on the page, the "bottom" part starts as black and I have to wait and wait for it to load. If I scroll up again, the upper part of the screen needs to load once more, again starting from black.

This can`t be normal? Any advice? It's only a few weeks old!

 

[rovex]

Surely has to be software related mine is painstakingly slow even when comparing to my iphone 4.

Hoping for a quick fix sometime soon.

 

[kannesss]

personally I went from an iPad 1, to a 3, so the speed to me is an insane improvement.
I can't be mad about 2 seconds.

 

[tech4all]

"When you get down to 1.5 pounds, a tenth of a pound is a lot." - Steve Jobs
http://bit.ly/FPxLuL

1) I agree with Our Leader Comrade Steve that a tenth of a pound is a lot.
2) A tenth of a pound is 1.6 ounces.
3) The new iPad is 2 ounces heavier than the iPad 2
Therefore: the new iPad is at least 'a lot' heavier than the iPad 2.

Or was Our Leader wrong about the product he invented? Unless he was, the comment about the weight can't be explained away as mere 'whining'.

I'll leave others to argue over the thickness and sluggishness of the new iPad.

Oh brother. If we're really arguing about 1.6oz then I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

 

[redman042]

Hi guys,

Found this thread after doing a Google search. I ruined the screen on my IPad 2, so I bought the new IPad. This device is really annoying me. I often download newspapers and read them later. Or rather, I used to with my IPad 2. Reading was flawless, and the pages loaded nicely and I could flip from page to page with no problems.
Enter new IPad. The pages take forever to load. The screen starts as black, then bits and pieces of the page loads slooowly. When I move down on the page, the "bottom" part starts as black and I have to wait and wait for it to load. If I scroll up again, the upper part of the screen needs to load once more, again starting from black.

This can`t be normal? Any advice? It's only a few weeks old!

Something is seriously wrong. I have owned every iPad since it launched and my iPad 3 is the best yet. Plenty fast at everything. I use the hell out of it too, for both play and work. So I have both put every iPad through its paces and I know the ins and outs of the device.

There is NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING wrong with the performance of the iPad 3. That said, sometimes certain people will see performance issues on iOS and it is due to some sort of glitch. Try a restore. Wait a couple days until iOS 6 comes out, install that, see if it helps. If neither helps, get it exchanged at an Apple Store for a new unit. Because the slowness certain people are reporting just isn't normal for the iPad 3.

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Oh brother. If we're really arguing about 1.6oz then I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

We have both a 2 and a 3 in my house. The 2 is lighter and doesn't run hot like the 3. I do notice it. But I would NEVER give up that retina display. It is simply amazing.

 

[Omaniac]

IOS6 made a difference when it comes to my issue. The pages now load a lot faster, and the parts that have been loaded, remain loaded and visible. Still not as fast as my IPad2, but I can read my newspapers without too much irritation.

 

[larange]

But my ipad has only been off once since I bought it (the battery died) so why should I care about boot up speed?

Though my personal opinion is that the bootup speed for all idevices is too long. A small-ish operating system, on a SSD, and it boots about the same length that my 20gig Windows instalation does from a 7200rpm drive.

As performance, I have no complaints. Other than programs that look pixelated as hell on the retina display. I imagine the reason games go faster on ipad 3 than 2 is because the graphics are the same, but the processor is faster. I'd really like to see more games and apps have native support for the retina display. If the processor can't handle it then they really had no business putting in a screen with that many pixels.

Wow, that went on a lot longer than I meant to.