Is it sad that I only have an iPad 2?

[Geek Squad]

Would you be surprised if I told you I had an IPAD 1st gen?

Lots of users of IPADS have 2nd generation IPADS. Most of the accessories for 3rd generation work fine with 2nd generation, and have many of the features that people enjoy.

The main differences people notice is that the resolution, process, and camera is a bit better on 3rd generation.

Apple says that the differences are:

iPad 2 has:
1. Screen resoultion of 1024x768
2. A5 processor
3. Camera resolution of 960x720
4. Bluetooth 2.1
5. 3G Data only on Cellular models
6. No Siri

New iPad (3rd gen) has:
1. Retina Display with resolution of 2048x1536 (4x the pixels)
2. A5X processer with quad-core graphics (the X)
3. Much improved iSight camera with 5 megapixels, tap to focus, face detection, 1080p video recording, etc.
4. Bluetooth 4.0
5. 3g & 4G LTE Data on Cellular models
6. Siri & voice dictation
7. AirPlay mirroring of video (to Apple TV)

The short version is that if the 2nd Generation IPAD does what you want it to do, then great Lots of people buy the 2nd generation ones because they are a little less expensive.


Agent Kate B
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Covert Quality Assurance Agent | Geek Squad Online Support
Geek Squad Social Media Team

01/02/2013