What do Macworld, The Verge, Techcrunch, LoopInsight, AllThingsD and NewYork Times have in common? Well they got their hands on the new iPad and released reviews today, some including videos.
– Text in most apps will automatically take advantage of Retina display, though with some exceptions (Kindle App)
– “The third-generation iPad had a frame rate 1.6 times that of the iPad 2”
– 3rd Gen iPad almost identical physically to iPad 2
– Video quality of 1080p video recorded was “very good” even in low light
– “AT&T’s LTE network in San Francisco was impressive.” with 14.5Mbps/20.6Mbps download and upload rates.
Macworld video and other review tidbits after the break.
– “I’m not being hyperbolic or exaggerative when I say it is easily the most beautiful computer display I have ever looked at.”
– Verizon LTE: 22Mbps down, 21Mbps in mid-town Manhattan
– Battery tests almost matched Apple’s claims.
– “Once you see and use the new iPad, there will be no going back.”
– LTE: “Really fast. Faster-than-my-WiFi fast.”
– LTE: 40 mbps down and 20mbps up on Verizon
– Bigger battery, and does get noticeably warm in lower left corner after prolonged use.
– “Remember how startling it was to go from one of those giant standard definition projector TVs to an HDTV? That’s what this is like.”
– Screen is a huge difference from iPad 2.
– Movies and photos are crystal clear
– “If you already own an iPad 2, and like it, you shouldn’t feel like you have to rush out to buy the new one.”
– Was able to use smaller font sizes to read books and email on 3rd Gen iPad vs iPad 2
– “Really, the new iPad should have been called the iPad 2S.”
– “Apple just took its white-hot iPad and added the latest screen, battery and cellular technologies.”