The upcoming release of the rumored iPad 3 is having a seemingly adverse effect on its predecessor with a certain retailer offering the iPad 2 at a heavily slashed price. iPad 2 would be available for a price of $429 as opposed to the original $499.
Let's have a look at the advantages iPad3 will bring to us.
iPad3 vs. iPad2
Here are some differences between iPad3 and iPad2 which maybe tell you if iPad 3 is worth to wait to buy.
iPad3 vs. iPad2
| Specs | iPad 3 | iPad 2 |
| Design | Less than 1 millimeter thicker | - |
| Processor | A6 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 Processor. | A5 Dual-core ARM Cortext-A9 processor. |
| System | iOS X | Now iOS 5.0.1 |
| 3D | Yes | No |
| Retina Display | Yes | No |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 | 1024x768 |
| Cloud Services | Yes | No |
| Camera | Camera with Flash. 1MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality of 60 frames per second | Camera without Flash. 0.92MP with 720p video up to 30 frames per second |
| Finger Proof | Yes | No |
| Battery | lighter, and longer battery life | - |
| 4G LTE | Yes | No |
| Siri | Maybe | No |
iPad3 has made a vast improvement in these sides:
- Resolution: This display will offer double the resolution of the iPad and iPad 2, bringing the resolution of the screen to a whopping 2048 x 1536 pixels.
- 4G LTE: The ability to use the iPad on 4G LTE networks would mark the first time Apple has manufactured a 4G device, and there’s a very solid chance that the new iPad will have 4G built-in.
- Camera: iPad3 will come with LED flash to support the camera. It is expected to have a 5MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality of 60 frames per second. The technology made by OmniVision will help reduce the size of the table by 20 percent.
- Processor: Apple is aiming to make the competition tougher by sporting an A6 Quad-core Processor in the iPad 3. This would make the iPad 3 as powerful as any high-end desktop.
- Design: Apple iPad3 will feature a new, thinner and sleeker design, down nearly 20 percent in size compared to the iPad 2.
Though the tablet promises quite a lot of new and exciting features, rumors indicate that it could be priced at a very high range. However, with the competition kicking in, I expect that the iPad 3 will be set at a reasonable price. Nevertheless, are you going to buy the new iPad 3?
