When all think that Apple will release a tablet with iPad 3 to forward the names glory iPad, and iPad 2, they even released the successor to the most popular tablet with the name New iPad, which will often create confusion so that people still call it the iPad 3. As they did with the iPhone 4 and 4S iPhone, iPad design remains the same with the new iPad 2. Really is indistinguishable except for the fact that the new iPad a little thicker and heavier than the iPad 2. For there are indeed some differences in features such as a 4G network (although in Indonesia up to 3.5 G only), a better camera (5MP vs. 0.7 MP), and the most obvious: Retina Display (2048x1536 vs 1024x768) and A5X processor.
Sales Package
As usual Apple only provides a very simple sales package, including:
- Data cable
- Head of the charger
- Information (very) short
Design and Body
iPad which we review is 4G + WiFi 16GB iPad with white. IPad 2 design style is arguably like a giant iPod Touch 4th gene, except for the back of a different material (iPod using polished stainless steel while the iPad using stainless steel material that is not shiny). Body with material like this does look exclusive, yet very vulnerable beret, so you better be buying protective accessories.
Even if the thickness is above the iPad 2, but maintains the thickness of the New Apple iPad under 10mm, exactly 9.4 mm only. Weighing 662 grams, 55 grams heavier than the iPad 2, is quite pronounced. The back is slightly curved at the tip of the left and right making good grip. The buttons are Apple's standard lock button (above), the Home button (below, center) and the volume buttons and a scroll button that could serve as a key to lock the screen orientation, or the silent profile. The camera is on the left top while the bottom left speaker, and charger port is on the bottom.
Retina Display
Apple has double the screen resolution on the new iPad, vertically (768 pixels to 1536 pixels) and horizontally (1024 pixels to 2048 pixels), each multiplied 2 times the number of pixels on the screen so that the new iPad 4 times more than the previous iPad, and it This is quite pronounced. The comparison is more or less like the iPhone 4 the number of pixels is also reproduced four times that of the iPhone 3G. 264 pixels per inch on a new iPad iPhone is not yet able to match 4 or 4S with 330 ppi sharpness, but that obviously far superior than the 132 ppi on the iPad, and iPad 2 1. 4:3 format owned iPad arguably less suitable for enjoying HD video format on average 16:9 or even from such a format cinema ratio (2.35:1) so there is a rather large black border at the top and bottom.
As usual excellence in products IOS IPS screen is white in color, angle of vision is almost perfect and the colors are natural. Indeed, for the contrast and blackness can not match the Super AMOLED Plus, but if bejaban with LCD screen on another tablet, the screen looks quite superior iPad. Moreover, the benefits of visual angle and visibility in the sun can be said to be perfect.
Interface
IOS New IPAD using the latest version of 5.1 or less the same course with the same interface on the iPhone OS, of course with the adjustment given the iPad screen is much larger than the iPhone. In fact, if compared to the first IOS on iPhone 2G any difference is not too much actually.
Slide to Unlock has a companion in the form of a button to run the slideshow. Press the home button 2 times, there was instant music player. As with the iPhone (and Android phones) notification bar at the top and can be pulled down. Apple's notification bar called the Notification Center displays new notices as mention Twitter, Email entry, Facebook comments and others. Notification that goes really instant, your friend mentions, almost instantaneous notification of Twitter will go. Of course if you are connected to the internet. Notification on the Notification Center can also be arranged layout and how this notification will appear.
The menu remains the same as before, composed icons per screen there are 5 vertical and 4 horizontal icons, and 4 fixed icons at the bottom. The icons do look sharp, but for third-party applications that do not have the resolution adjustment update, the icon looks pixelate. While to change the location of the icon is very easy, just hold down and drag the icon when the application icons start showing the effects of shake. On the far left screen there is Search that can search for contacts, songs, pictures, video and others in the iPad.
In IOS 5.1 is you can move applications quickly using the 4 finger gesture. 4 Move your finger, fourth finger sweep to the side will make the iPad switch to another application that is being used, while the sweep vertically upwards raises Most Recent Apps (same thing happens when you press the Home key 2 times). Pinch the screen to the inside with four fingers and you will be brought to the Home. Gesture can you turn if you do not like it. Gesture is sufficient to minimize the use of the Home button on the iPad and iPhone which is no secret that the key is easily damaged and jammed. For more details please carefully look the following
QWERTY keyboard is the only input method for the iPad, with features like auto-capital, auto correct, check spelling, enable capslock and shortcuts. These shortcuts can edit your own, so as auto-text on the BlackBerry. For other language keyboards like Chinese, Arabic, Japanese and others you can choose the International Keyboard by selecting first in the Settings and then select the keyboard and the International Keyboard. Then when you type can switch by pressing the globe. Hold to select the language you want to use if you install a lot of languages. IOS also been integrated in 'Emoji' emoticons, funny emoticons as on WhatsApp.
Contacts
Contacts such as the appearance of the book with a fairly complete information such as name, company, email home page, ringtone, SMS tone, and address others. On this menu you can view, save and convert your contacts that you have entered previously. You also can synchronize with Microsoft Outlook or Exchange to add contacts into your telephone book. Contacts menu dilengkap also speed up the search field to search for contacts. Although it can not be used for call and SMS, but you can still send iMessage. For there FaceTime calling to fellow users iPad (iPad 2 and 3) and iPhone (4 and 4S). And even then you have to use WiFi with a fast connection to the video is displayed seamlessly.
Messaging
For messaging features, in addition to email iPad have iMessage, a type of chat that is similar to the exclusive fuel for iMessage course, but it uses the phone number as well as an Apple ID account is used. Users can choose to turn off or turn on the feature iMessage. There was also the option to receive notification of read. For email service available is Microsoft Exchange, Google Mail, Yahoo, AOL and Hotmail. Default email service that is only Yahoo and Exchange push it.
From 0.7MP to 5MP jump. iPad 2 is known to have a camera that there seems to be the origin, is a small resolution (960x720 pixels for photos) the results are ugly, full of noise and others. Well, the new Apple iPad to resolution 5 megapixel + camera macro mode. It's strange when you take pictures using the iPad, but maybe you'll need it at any time. But Apple is very stingy in giving the camera features. There is only just the Grid, the iPhone camera HDR feature at least there. Flash did not exist in the new iPad. Volume up button can be used to snap pictures.
New Apple iPad Review Gallery
The photos are pretty good, but too much light coming in when photographed in good weather conditions at midday. Though application of this camera really does not have any option or parameter settings. Photos in the room was filled with a lot of noise, and the iPad is not equipped with flash, but frankly you could say the picture is still pretty good. Moreover the macro picture is pretty good. Please click to view original size photo.
Video Recorder
The video recorder also does not have any features. 1080p recording format only, can not be smaller, it will be a problem if the storage is low and you want to record video. Touch to focus and continuous autofocus is present in the video recording.
The resulting files are very large video recorder. Recording 1 minute produces a file of 158MB. Naturally, since the resulting total bitrate reaches 21700kbps, with a framerate of 29 frames per second. Therefore before we had the option to record confirms the absence of a lower resolution will make you if you live a little storage. The result is crisp and clear, although the weakness of the camera as brightness over time of
Photo gallery
Apple brings together galleries of the camera and video recorder to a folder Camerra Roll In this folder are also present results of a screenshot (done by holding the Lock button and then press the Home key) and the downloaded images. You can insert pictures from your computer, but must go through the process of synchronization in iTunes first. However, to copy photos from the iPad does not need to sync, just connect the PC and the iPad with iPad will be read as a camera and can take photos.
In addition there are also menu Albums Photos and Places. Camera Roll and albums containing the photos you want to synchronize from a PC to the iPad, classified by the same folder on the PC. While Place of photographs based on the location listed as metadata in the photo. The photos can be shared through the mail, message, contact, tweet and print. Unfortunately there is no option to share the photos to websites or other applications such as Facebook, WhatsApp even though you have installed the application. Simple editing can be done, to rotate the image, eliminating the effects of Red Eye, Auto Enhance and cropping.
Video Player
On your video player can play synchronized video and results from the iTunes download. Readable format only. Mp4 and. M4v to 1080p resolution. Although the format. M4v quite complete features (can be split per-chapter, multiple audio channels, and features a subtitle), but of course this format is not common and less popular than the format divx / xvid (. Avi) or Matroska (. Mkv). Luckily video downloads from Youtube entered to 1080p resolution via iTunes running smoothly on the iPad. Video can be viewed in full without any reduction in image and close captioning (in-crop so that the video featured a screen full). Because the resolution of a very large New iPad, Full HD 1080p video (downloaded from Youtube) are enlarged so that it looks like a less sharp.
Music Players
For the music category Playlist, Artist, Songs, Albums and others. There are features Cover Flow, choice Equalizer, shake to shuffle, volume limit, lyrics and others. Good sound quality and very fast when using the default Apple headset. But if you use a speaker, a voice sounded quite loud but sounded hoarse. The speakers were just one fruit. Equalizer settings a bit inconvenient because it is not built in music player and is located in Settings-> Music.
Connectivity
iPad we review the types of 4G + 4G WiFi but certainly not used here, using the local operator you will get the most out of 3G and HSDPA only. Bluetooth is version 4.0 but you can not send or receive files via the Blue Tooth. WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n.
Web Browser
Retina Display with a super high resolution screen makes the writings on the website to be more readable. Even for your convenience in reading this browser feature Reader, which is displayed only text and images in an article, and you can change the size of the letters.
While almost all the pictures that are a bit pixelated because the image is enlarged beyond the original size. Performance browser called Safari is also quite good, better rendering, loading and scrolling all smooth though we open a site filled with lots of content.
As usual flash content is not supported by IOS. While you will be able to enjoy video Youube directly from Safari (could he see the comments), but this is not really like to play Youtube browser on a PC, you could say just to embedd video streaming application into Safari. The proof, there is no resolution as choice options on the actual Youtube.
The browser settings are not available directly in the browser but the menu Settings -> Safari so it is somewhat inconvenient as well as other applications. Features available include Search engine, auto fill, open links in new page, private browser, cookies, history, javascript and pop-up blocker feature.
Default Applications
Applications that already exist in the iPad is a Calendar, Notes, Reminder, Maps, Youtube, Game Center, Newsstand, PhotoBooth. We will discuss some of them:
Maps
Google Maps on the IOS is not as advanced in Android that has the ability to display 3D maps, cache for offline mode and others. But in general the use of maps in the Maps on the iPad is relatively easy and fast performing, not to mention a super high resolution screen makes viewing maps is very clear in every detail. Standard features such as search, travel directions, and bookmarks are available here, you can also see the route by car routes, public transport or on foot.
PhotoBooth
Applications for the fun of it is camera-based applications with funny effects such as thermal, mirror, xray, squeeze and others. You can take pictures using the front and rear cameras.
Third-Party Applications
The most popular social networking applications already come with support for Retina Display on the iPad. Besides its features are the same as the version of the iPhone such as the availability of chat, instant notifications, and read the website straight friends who share in this application.
As with Facebook, Twitter for iPad application has the ability to read a website that a friend shared directly in the application is also an instant notification.
Diamond Dash
This game is pretty simple though addictive. The point is to destroy three or more gems to earn points. This application supports the Retina Display of New iPad.
Trailers
In this application you can view the trailer, sneak peek, and the making of of the latest movies, but unfortunately there is no option to see the video in HD resolution.
Durability Battery
With the massive size of battery (mAh 11.560; iPad 2 is only 6930 mAh) it's natural resilience of New iPad satisfactory. 3 days we spent with New iPad to review this, and we do not charge the battery at all. If you use a heavyweight such as playing games and browsing constantly, New iPad can last from morning till night.
Conclusion
The official price in Indonesia is not yet out, but for 4G + WiFi 16GB version just seems to be more than 6.5 million. When talking about the price, of course, New iPad is quite expensive. However, applications that support very much, Retina Display on the IPS screen that are very indulgent eye, and a good camera (for the size of the tablet) and of course the exact name of the Apple tablet will still sell well. But if you've got iPad 2, we do not recommend to replace it with the New iPad / iPad 3, unless you really want the screen and the camera is much better. Because the rest did not vary much and can be practically identical. About the heat that hit New iPad, we do not feel it, it was used for browsing feels a bit hot but not in an annoying degree.
Excess
Retina Display 2048x1536 pixels
IPS LCD screen with excellent viewing angle and excellent color quality
The camera is great for the size of the tablet
Application support is very broad and very much
Gesture features fairly easy use
Satisfactory battery durability
Shortage
Many website content and applications that are not yet ready with the super-resolution of the New iPad
Body is easily scratched
There was no difference in a striking design than the iPad 2
High prices
New iPad with Retina Display is very voracious storage (the screenshot can be 1-3MB, not the application, the images and video)
For multimedia is highly dependent on iTunes
