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The iPad 3 ships protected with a plastic cover on both sides. This can be removed easily, without leaving any residue on the panel.
I have always loved the Apple finish. Their aluminum enclosures look great and are resilient to everyday handling. My original iPad chassis is still in great condition even though it has been around the world with me. Apple also offer a free engraving service which is a great touch, especially if you are buying it for someone as a gift. There is no longer a delay for selecting this option either.
Along the bottom of the tablet is the speaker and the main connector which hooks into the USB port of a computer or the mains adapter for charging. Our machine arrived with an 81% charge and took an hour to get to 100%. We haven't had enough time yet to properly analyse battery charging or drain, but in the space of a day, under heavy use our machine is down to 15% charge, after around 8 hours use.
Along the top of the machine is the rear facing camera, ‘silent' mode button, volume control and power button.
Like before, the iPad 3 only has a single home button on the front of the chassis. I love this minimalist approach because it has proven that you really don't need a vast array of buttons. The image above shows the differences in mass between the original iPad (right) and the new iPad 3 (left). The iPad 3 is a little bigger than the iPad 2, but it is still much smaller than the first.
The rear surface will be able to withstand handling over the years, but we would recommend a protective cover if you are using the iPad on the move. Apple are stocking these now, but you can buy many third party covers on eBay for a fraction of the price.
still waiting on mine to arrive, hopefully next week 🙂
I never bought an ipad, but ended up with a cheap android tablet. Its ok, but I want the new ipad 3. never used an apple product before so it will be fun.
Just ordered one this morning (32gb). will be a few weeks before I can tey it out 🙂
On the subject of Games, there’s a new Infinity Blade: Dungeons from Epic Games designed specifically for the iPad 3, and I believe Infinity Blade II has been updated to support the new Retina Display on the iPad 3 as well, but don’t quote me on the second bit. Also, expanding on the Graphics – They claim the GPU holds 4x the power of an Nvidia Tegra 3. Going by these Benchmarks, I’m quite inclined to believe that. If so, I believe this might just be the most powerful (Graphics-wise specifically) Tablet on the market to date.
4G is broken in Europe? Damn. 😐
Far as the Camera – Purists will never be pleased with anything built into a Smartphone, Cellphone, Tablet, Laptop, Desktop or anything else 😛
Think they’re avoiding a 128GB version because of the size. Or the cost. Not sure. There’s always iCloud for extra storage anyway.
Its the first one ive been tempted to buy…….. ill wait until stocks are more available, no rush.
thanks for the review 🙂
Very nice. photos dont seem bad for this either. whats the video recording like from it ? rubbish ?
The new screen is so much better than the iPad2 screen. I’ve uploaded some comparison photos here: http://www.13amp.org/newipad/
Remember, it’s really an iPad 2x 😉
I am interested in the faster processor. From what I can tell the iPad 3 has a better quality with its graphics compared to iPad 2. You also get a better battery. I will definitely be upgrading in the next couple of weeks.
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