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February 2013
(87%)
217 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(71%)
38 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Powerful A6X processor
Excellent battery life
Vibrant Retina Display
IOS has the best selection of apps
Outperforms the Surface RT and Nexus 7
LTE when you can get it is super fast.
Faster processor capable of the most demanding apps and games
Retina display
4G offers potential for much quicker mobile web access
A6X chip delivers even more speed
4Gcompatible in the UK
Bestinclass app selection
Great Retina display
Amazingly good battery life
Nice range of apps
4G support
Improved FaceTime camera.
Great display
Easier connector
Faster innards
A6X processor
Lightning connector
Battery life
Better Wi-Fi
4G EE support
Stunning screen
Excellent audio
Fantastic selection of apps
Movies and music
Impressive build quality
Large battery
Small text is easy to read
IOS 6 has tons of features
Lots of apps
Apple’s not tinkered with the formula much
The metal iPad 4G is the identical size to the third gen
And it’s all the better for it. This is the most polished
Premium slate on the market
Even if it’s not the lightest.The screen is the crown jewel though
And has to be seen to be believed. You cannot see individual pixels
Which makes reading and surfing the web on the blindingly fast Safari an
Faster graphics processor
Better frontfacing camera
UKcompatible 4G connectivity and that same design we know and love.
Sublime display
Stylish and well built
IOS glides along
New A6X processor is incredibly fast
Retina Display is still excellent
Battery Life even better than iPad 3
Lightning connector is better than old connector
Incredibly fast
Gorgeous screen
Unbeatable app selection
Impressive WiFi performance
Upgraded cameras
The editors didn't like
EE's 4G plans are too expensive
IPad doesn't work natively with existing 30pin accessories and peripherals
Lightning connector may make old speakers and docks obsolete
Not a massive upgrade on iPad
4G remains expensive and limited
Still feels heavy to hold in one hand
Lightning port means older chargers and accessories won't work
Not terribly portable
Lacks memory card slot.
Not much of an update
Still slightly weighty
Price is too high
Heavy
Big
Mobile data support is £100 premium
Charging takes time
Price
Weight
Nonexpandable memory
Proprietary port / Closed "world" that may turn some off
Maps still behind the competition
Will the tiny Lightning connector be sturdy enough for docking stations?
You could argue that the new port on the bottom of the new iPad 4G is a downgrade
The smaller Lightning port is easier to use
But it does mean it won’t work with existing cables
Docks and accessories. This might be less of an issue for the iPad than the iPhone or iPod touch however - it’s always been too big for most docks anyway - and Apple has made up for this change (which
Let’s not forget
This is the latest gadget from Apple to switch to the Lightning connector
Making existing chargers and speakers incompatible
A bit chunky next to some of its competitors
Not a radical departure from the iPad 3
Lightning connector require all new docks and cables
Still no expandable storage or other inbuilt connections
Abstract: Less than eight months after Apple launched the third generation iPad (called the "new iPad"), the company has confined that model to the history books by unveiling a fourth generation version. The new Apple iPad is identical in design to the previous mod...
Abstract: The first thing you notice about the model is that Apple has eliminated number though they are claiming that that the Australian version is 4G which is a bit of a furphy as it will not run on the new Telstra 4G network due to spectrum problems....
Abstract: The main change for the new iPad with Retina display (4th generation) is a shift from the previous Apple dock connector to the new reversible and easy-to-use Lightning connector. Lightning is also used on the iPhone 5 and iPad mini. Additionally, the ...
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Published: 2012-12-02, Author: Zara , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: NameTablet: iPad with Retina Display (4th gen)At a glance:Retina screen for crisp, clear text and images,Hard to tell the difference for many apps,No real improvement over 3rd Generation iPad with Retina displaySummary:It's good, but not worth the upgrade...
Published: 2014-12-29, Author: Aman , review by: nothingwired.com
Abstract: Updated as on December 2014. Don't forget to bookmark this page, as we will be updating it regularly.For sometime now, tablets have been bridging the gap between laptops and smartphones. There has been a constant improvement among tablets for the past few...
Visibly Faster new A6X processor, Improved Quality of front camera, Faster Charging, Better Battery Life
No Expandable storage, New docks for charging connector, Gets warm during gaming
The IPad 4 is only a slightly revised version of the previous 3rd generation IPad. For those looking for major upgrades, this may come as a slight disappointment. The processor capabilities and graphics performance is decidedly better but otherwise not mu...
Amazing screen resolution, Fast processor, Good multitasking, Excellent camera quality
Expensive, Heavy
This iPad have been added with several tweaks and improvements compared to its earlier version in order to secure the top most position as one of the best tabs. Though quite expensive, but its updated OS and fast processor does make iPad 4 worth the inves...
Abstract: A new A6X chip joins the Retina Display and tons of dedicated apps – the best tablet you can buy just got betterAnd now for something we genuinely didn't expect at the iPad Mini launch – a new Retina Display iPad . Apple 's dubbing the new tablet a fourth...
The iPad was not the first tablet but it can claim sole responsibility for the explosive growth of the tablet market. Then the iPad 2 came to drastically cut the weight and double the processing power, and the iPad 3 crowned the collection with the gorgeo...
New Lightning connector means some old accessories won't work here
Yes, I'm rating the iPad as the best 10-inch tablet, while its little brother, the iPad mini, isn't the top seven-incher. The big iPad's performance stands head and shoulders above the competition, and it provides premium screen and processor specs to mat...
