Why is iPad 2 not that much faster than iPad 1...?

[cmvsm]

You won't see the speed increase until developers begin writing programs that take advantage of the faster processor and memory. At that time, you'll be able to take that software and run it on the original iPad, and then you'll most likely see noticeable differences. The same happened with the iPhone.

 

[OMGitworks]

I don't put much faith in benchmark scores even if they are "scientific." In this case the benchmark score improvements are real. I would say the IPAD2 is MUCH faster than tan the IPAD1 in all apps and functions I use it for and that it will only get better as apps take advantage of the new chip. Not sure why you thought it wasn't much faster, my experience is that is is significantly faster and obvious once you get your hands on it.

 

[Imsuperjp]

Is it faster? yes. Is it worth the upgrade from an iPad 1 if you already have one? Probably not unless you can sell your original for good price

 

[Jcoz]

Trying to convince myself to update my iPad 1 with an iPad 2 but all the videos around the net comparing the two versions show not so much speed improvement with the update, especially in web browsing.

Yes. iPad 2 is faster, but not that much. I am a heavy user of iPad 1 and have watched videos of comparisons of two versions and have used iPad 2 in best buy...honestly, why is the speed not more fast!

If feels maybe 10% faster (subjective number, yes) when it should be 50-??% faster with dual core chip and the 9x video....what gives? yes, dual core is clocked down to 8xxmhz X 2....still should feel faster than it does compared to iPad 1.

Not a techie, but as I understand it, a dual core chip is not always much faster by default....if only one core is being used, there wont be a dramatic difference.

Someone please feel free to correct my crude understanding on that.....

 

[phpmaven]

it feels the exact same to me and I was excited to see the difference when I first compared the two... I think if you keep telling yourself its faster, than maybe it will work, but realistically, its the exact same IMO.

Well, you are either a troll or need to improve your powers of perception. I have both right now and the iPad 2 is just way snappier at everything. Apps start faster, typing is more fluid, the interface is not "laggy" in some places like the old one.

For me it's like the difference I felt when I put a SSD in my Macbook Pro, it's just a much smoother and snappier experience.

 

[DiamondMac]

You answered your own question with the first line of you post.

If you're trying to convince yourself, then you'll never be happy with the upgrade.

I don't agree with that at all. Many here said they were nervous or unsure but did it anyway and love it.

Spending this money SHOULD be a tough decision even if you really want it.

I may get the iPad 2 in the future but right now I am unsure about it now and want to save the money

 

[rollingstart]

I don't agree with that at all. Many here said they were nervous or unsure but did it anyway and love it.

Spending this money SHOULD be a tough decision even if you really want it.

I may get the iPad 2 in the future but right now I am unsure about it now and want to save the money

I'm not sure about anyone else, but I'm in the middle of an iPhone 4 contract with AT&T. So I'm holding off on any iUpgrades until I see what iPhone 5 brings. By not buying into the iPad 2 craze too early I've saved a little bit more for that unsubsidized iPhone 5 or ETF and switch to Verizon.

And this relates to the topic how? Well, I don't see anything in the iPad 2 yet compelling enough to make me upgrade, especially seeing we might have something truly lustworthy in a couple of months. But hey, each situation is unique, there is no right answer is there?

 

[jb007clone]

iPad supporters have been divided into two camps now:

Those who think the iPad 2 is a significant upgrade, and those who don't.

The former feel threatened when they get accused of shelling out dough for what the others perceive to be a 'marginal' upgrade at best.

The latter feel threatened when they get accused of being cheap and not spending the cash for what the others view as a 'significant' hardware/spec increase.

It all boils down to opinion/personal needs and thus no one is right and no one is wrong.

 

[Rafterman]

It is faster, but it depends on the apps you run. You won't see the difference running Angry Birds

 

[Mikee.Nu]

iPad supporters have been divided into two camps now:

Those who think the iPad 2 is a significant upgrade, and those who don't.

The former feel threatened when they get accused of shelling out dough for what the others perceive to be a 'marginal' upgrade at best.

The latter feel threatened when they get accused of being cheap and not spending the cash for what the others view as a 'significant' hardware/spec increase.

It all boils down to opinion/personal needs and thus no one is right and no one is wrong.

While I see your point it's not all that true in some cases. I was able to sell my 64GB 3g iPad for a good price prior to the iPad 2 announcement.

I am an owner of a 32GB white Verizon iPad and cover and I have to say, the speed increase is much more enjoyable (I never fully used all 64GBs so 16 or 32 was what I was looking to get).

And the cost was covered.

I guess I'm somewhat lucky in that i have a slightly upgraded machine, that I find more enjoyable because of the slight speed increase at the cost of waiting a few weeks.

 

[divinebaboon]

OP are you fraking blind?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jHxKEd86Y#t=3m15s

 

[thekb]

The real difference in Safari is having multiple pages open and not having them reload every time you want to go to one of them.

I don't think I understand this. I've never had pages reload like that in atomic browser ... I think the problem must be with safari, not the RAM.

 

[ZilogZ80]

I don't think I understand this. I've never had pages reload like that in atomic browser ... I think the problem must be with safari, not the RAM.

True, Atomic just tells you there are too many tabs open then crashes

 

[redman042]

I notice a pretty huge improvement in speed and responsiveness. It's my favorite thing about the iPad 2.

Granted, I'm a "power user". I do a lot of multitasking (switching back and forth frequently), loading of graphic-heavy websites, and productivity apps. I do a fair amount of productive work on my iPad. For comparison, my work desktop PC is a dual core with two large LCD screens. That's how I roll...

The iPad 1 was "no slouch", but there were a lot of little delays and stutters that added up over time. In many ways I compare the iPad 2 upgrade to moving from the iPhone 3G to the 3GS. The 3GS wasn't radically faster, but it was just enough to eliminate all the annoying little delays that marred the experience. Not that the 3G was a bad phone -- it was pretty great for its time -- but the smoothness of the 3GS really put a polish on the whole thing.

The iPad 2 is the same deal. But the speed improvement you'll see has everything to do with how you use the device.

If you are a casual user and take your time moving between apps and do a lot of book reading and movie watching, you'll notice almost no difference.

If, however, you use it in a way that taxes the CPU, graphics, and RAM, like a lot of app switching, 3D games, and browsing complex websites, you will see a big difference.

Bottom line, if you have an iPad 1 and have never been bothered by lag or performance, don't upgrade for the speed. You're fine. But if you have been annoyed by lag (I was), then definitely do consider upgrading.

 

[tigres]

I notice a pretty huge improvement in speed and responsiveness. It's my favorite thing about the iPad 2.

Granted, I'm a "power user". I do a lot of multitasking (switching back and forth frequently), loading of graphic-heavy websites, and productivity apps. I do a fair amount of productive work on my iPad. For comparison, my work desktop PC is a dual core with two large LCD screens. That's how I roll...

If you don't mind me asking...

Could you provide me a description of "productive work" in your opinion, that you do on iPad. Not consumption, but production.

I am interested in learning more on this, as I find it more tiresome to go through many loops to be actually productive with work instead of my MBA.

Thanks.

 

[53x12]

Trying to convince myself to update my iPad 1 with an iPad 2 but all the videos around the net comparing the two versions show not so much speed improvement with the update, especially in web browsing.

Yes. iPad 2 is faster, but not that much. I am a heavy user of iPad 1 and have watched videos of comparisons of two versions and have used iPad 2 in best buy...honestly, why is the speed not more fast!

If feels maybe 10% faster (subjective number, yes) when it should be 50-??% faster with dual core chip and the 9x video....what gives? yes, dual core is clocked down to 8xxmhz X 2....still should feel faster than it does compared to iPad 1.

Define the meaning of faster to you? Every benchmark I have seen shows iPad2 to be much faster than iPad1

 

[bowlerman625]

It's definitely faster. I noticed it right away.

 

[michaelz]

Why is 2011 benz is not that much faster then 2010 benz?

 

[Dreshyne2g]

You will see the biggest difference when they develop apps to make use of the dual core.

 

[Pared]

OP are you fraking blind?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jHxKEd86Y#t=3m15s

That video is horse dung. Try loading that site on an iPad1. It does not take 30-40 seconds to load. Something wasn't right there.

 

[redman042]

You will see the biggest difference when they develop apps to make use of the dual core.

My understanding is the OS does this automatically for all apps already. The only way apps can take better advantage of the new hardware is to render 3D graphics with more textures and effects, like the iPad 2 version of Infinity Blade.

That was what I've been reading anyway. All my apps run a ton faster on iPad 2. Try using GoodReader to view a complex PDF -- it's far faster on the 2 than the 1.

 

[redman042]

If you don't mind me asking...

Could you provide me a description of "productive work" in your opinion, that you do on iPad. Not consumption, but production.

I am interested in learning more on this, as I find it more tiresome to go through many loops to be actually productive with work instead of my MBA.

Thanks.

Sure I'll tell you what I do with it. Keep in mind the amount of productive work you can achieve depends on the type of work you do. I achieve quite a bit.

I manage a design engineering office. Since I'm a manager, I spend more time reviewing others' work and coordinating/communicating/marketing than producing actual designs. If I was doing actual design, the iPad wouldn't be that useful.

I use my iPad in these ways:

• Do more and longer emails than would be comfortable on my iPhone. I'm tied in to my office Exchange server.
• Create new draft documents (outlines or plain text for publishing by others) in QuickOffice
• Keep a very large library of reference PDFs (reports, memos, reference docs) in GoodReader. This is probably the biggest benefit of the iPad for me. I can go to a meeting and not have to carry volumes of info. All I need is my iPad.
• Review PDFs created by others and mark them up with my comments in GoodReader
• Access my library of working documents in Dropbox.
• Do basic spreadsheet calcs (Quickoffice)
• Remote into my desktop Windows PC using iTeleport. I don't do a lot of work this way (bit too laggy) but it's useful for a complex search of my email using Outlook, or to PDF a document then put it in my Dropbox for review and comment on my iPad.
• Create flowcharts and illustrations using iDraw, export to PDF and my marketing department takes it from there.

This all worked pretty well on the iPad 1, but on the iPad 2 there is a huge jump in performance doing these activities, particularly when jumping back and forth between apps. There is basically zero lag for almost every action now. It's just plain terrific!

Oh and by the way, I just added the multi-touch gesture function to my iPad 2 (using this method on a Windows PC) and it's just boosted my productivity another notch and makes me miss my office dual monitor setup even less. Brilliant!

Hope this gives you some ideas!

 

[X Cruz 187]

Cmon now! I don't think so!

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So if you have the ********* processor ever but the best wifi you can get than your netflix web and YouTube will still work flawlessly?!?! I don't think so processor has plenty to do with those things. Cmon now.

So your saying If I have a faster processor or better graphics, my video from New York of me getting a hotdog I put on YouTube, from my 5 year old Sony 7.1 mega pixel camera

Is some how going to be cleaner or sharper reguadless of the wifi based on the processor I don't think so?!?! Cmon now.