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iPad 3

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:09 pm
by Kev
If you're a bit of a gadget geek like me :)

Announced today

- 2048 x 1536 resolution. Higher than a 1080p display. 3.1 million pixels, 264 pixels per inch, "enough to call it a retina display"
- Same storage sizes
- 44% greater color saturation.
- A5X Processor, quad-core graphics.
- New iSight Camera. 5MP rear camera, backside illuminated sensor on the back, 5-element lens, IR filter, and ISP built into A5X chip. Same design as iPhone 4S. Auto-exposure, auto-focus.
- HD video recording in 1080p.
- Siri-like voice dictation. Microphone button on keyboard. Supports US English, British, Australian, French, German and Japanese.
- Supports 4G LTE. Supports HSPA+ up to 21MBps, DC-HSDPA at 42 Mbps, and LTE at 73 Mbps.
- iPad can be a personal Wi-Fi hotspot, if carrier supports it.
- 10hrs battery life. 9hrs on 4G
- Tiny bit thicker and heavier but not a lot.

Same price as the outgoing model.
iPad2 will keep running as a 16Gb model only (wifi or wifi/3G) for $100 less

Re: iPad 3

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:28 pm
by sciroccorocket
Pre ordered mine today

Re: iPad 3

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:01 pm
by Chungster
Gutted

Bought iPad 2 last month!!!

Re: iPad 3

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 3:59 pm
by sciroccorocket
I feel your pain so did I but ill give it to my son and keep the 3 for myself

Re: iPad 3

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:20 pm
by Deft
For what it does it looks like a nice piece of kit, but I'm not really sure what I would use it for.

Re: iPad 3

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:53 pm
by Kev
Deft wrote:For what it does it looks like a nice piece of kit, but I'm not really sure what I would use it for.
That's what I thought until I got my iPad 1. I use it every day. It's great.

Re: iPad 3

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:47 am
by sciroccorocket
with the right apps you can use them for pretty much everything