iPad 2 With iOS 4.3.3 The Review
Finally iPad 2, which ordered had arrived. Although a bit late but we give our best reviews for our loyal readers.
Specifications:
- 900 MHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, SGX543MP2 PowerVR GPU, chipset, Apple A5
- Backlit LED screen with a capacitive IPS TFT color depth 16 million
- Screen 9.7 "768 x 1024 pixels
- Apple iOS 4.3.3
- Main camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels
- VGA front camera
- Battery, Li-Po 6930 mAh
Design and Body
iPad 2 has a shape similar to its predecessor but iPad2 iPad1 has a size that is thinner and feels very light compared with iPad1. When used with one hand did not make our hands get tired quickly. On the facade there are quite a minimalist design, screen 9.7 'iPad2 surrounded by white frame and on the upper side there is a VGA resolution secondary camera for Facetime. On the down side facade there is a physical button or Home Back typical of Apple products. Overall front view iPad2 dominated by white color.
In looking back there is a black Apple logo in the middle body iPad2. At the top left corner of rear main camera with no flash there, and on the lower left corner look back there are small holes and a meeting that serves as a speaker out. On the left side rear there is a keypad lock orientation and volume up & down. On the upper side there is the Power / Lock and a hole 3.5 mm jack for a headset. On the rear right side there is the sim tray for micro sim card slot. And as usual on the bottom side there is a hole for a data cable or charger. Overall color looks back is dominated by a combination of black and silver.
Interface and menu
iPad2 interface using IOS 4.3.3 Apple devices like the look in general like the iPhone or iPod Touch. Performance accelometernya very smoothly and can be rotated 360 degrees or 4 sides. On the main page, there were 13 congenital menu consisting of: Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Maps, Movies, YouTube, iTunes, AppStore, Game Centre, Face Time, Camera, Photo Booth, and Settings.
In addition to the above menus are also 4 other menu located at the Dock, namely:
SafariDefault browser on iPad2. It looks similar to other Apple devices but armed with a large screen iPad2 so browsing becomes more comfortable.
Mail
Email menu on iPad2. You can add your email account into iPad2 and manage your email accounts that have been added, ranging from sending an email, reply and delete email.
Photos
Photo Gallery to see all the photos on your iPad2. You can view a slideshow manually or automatically. There are 3 categories listed at the top of the Photos, Albums and Place.
iPod
Music Player on iPad2 like in iPad1 and iPhone. On the iPod menu, there are 3 categories: Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks. As always at the top right corner there is the search field to facilitate you in the search.
Connectivity
Apple iPad2 has GSM and HSDPA network but can not make calls, sms and mms. Connectivity that is available is a GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and USB 2.0. Unfortunately the Bluetooth found on iPad2 unable to make sharing data with other devices (need third-party applications), just to make it A2DP connection.
Browser
iPad2 is the Safari browser on. After our test only Safari can open tabs to a maximum of 9 pages only. Quite a lot but still less when compared with the Tablet Iconia Android like that can open tab to a maximum of 16 pages. The performance of Safari on iPad2 very fine, smooth and fast. Equipped with features Pinch Zoom or Multitouch. But with the support screen 9.7 "then comfort while browsing becomes more perfect.
Third Party Applications
Angry Birds Rio HD: we had time to test-play the game. And overall performance is very smooth and silky iPad2, graph displayed screen is also very good. There is no constraint means when we do testing and review.
iPad 2 Camera Shots Indoor:
iPad 2 Camera Shots Outdoor:
Battery Life
With the standard battery Li-Po 6930 mAh iPad2 pretty good endurance. Although already using 900MHz dual-core processor and big screen but the battery consumption on iPad2 quite economical. When we do reviews from morning to evening the battery is only reduced by about 20-25%. With normal use iPad2 we estimate this could last at least 2x24jam start from a position of 100% up to lowbatt.
Conclusion
The first impression on iPad2 is a lightweight, fast and smooth. Overall performance iOS 4.3.3 iPad2 with absolutely no significant problems, not find bugs or other shortcomings, all went very smoothly, fast and smooth thanks to the support 900MHz dual-core processors and IOS 4. In terms of design iPad2 looks elegant and minimalist, a mix of color and phones to be thin makes iPad2 more sexy, let alone the light weight and comfortable enough to play in the long term, the problem of the quality of the products Apple has no doubt.
Pretty good battery life even with the intensity of usage is quite active. It's just a little short of actually coming from the speaker output that is the bottom left corner on the back iPad2 that only 1 and lack of power so that the sound that comes out is not hard enough. But this deficiency is covered with crystal clear sound quality.
