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Apple 3rd Generation iPad (16GB) Wifi - Time to replace?
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Oh no, I've no intention of getting the pro, I can't justify the price. I was debating between the 64gb air 2 and the 32gb iPad 2017. The air 2 64GB os only £20 more in the UK apple refurb shop.
I traded in my iPad 3 yesterday. The pricing of the new iPad 2017 is so low, and it's such a large upgrade over the iPad 3, that it didn't make sense to hold onto the iPad 3 any longer.
I haven't bought the replacement iPad yet. I'm going to wait for a few months to see if the iPad Pro's get refreshed, so I can see what the new features are.
I haven't bought the replacement iPad yet. I'm going to wait for a few months to see if the iPad Pro's get refreshed, so I can see what the new features are.
Coming for a 32 gb 1st gen iPad, the current iPad is a huge improvement. I believe this iPad was designed for people just like me who only need a basic iPad capable of running most Apps(excluding stuff that require the Apple Pencil), while being reasonably priced and also having really great battery life. Couldn't ask for more.
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I was in the similar situation. I needed 64GB so that meant I'd have to get the 128GB new iPad. I decided, with a bit of reluctance, to buy used Air 2 on eBay. Got a 128GB cellular in perfect condition and a few months of warranty remaining for not much more than the cost of the 32GB new iPad. It also included a keyboard which I was planning to buy anyway.
Yeah, the battery life is impressive. Felt like the iPad 4 again. Guess that's one of the benefits of using a chipset for the iPhone couple with the larger battery.
I have the same model and am facing the same dilemma. I can still do most of what I want it for (watching video, reading books), but it absolutely chokes on modern webpages, so it's no longer useful for the light browsing I used to do on it.
But the current models just don't feel like they offer that much for an upgrade after nearly 5 years. The memory capacity has only doubled. The lack of weight decrease since the first Air is disappointing, as is the lack of reflective coating in the cheaped-out new non-pro model. I don't use or want to use the camera or speakers or a stylus.
I'm on the fence over whether to buy now or hold out another year for something that represents a better upgrade for my money.
But the current models just don't feel like they offer that much for an upgrade after nearly 5 years. The memory capacity has only doubled. The lack of weight decrease since the first Air is disappointing, as is the lack of reflective coating in the cheaped-out new non-pro model. I don't use or want to use the camera or speakers or a stylus.
I'm on the fence over whether to buy now or hold out another year for something that represents a better upgrade for my money.
I passed my old ipad 3 to the relatives 6 months ago when I got a new Air 2. The ipad 3 is a monster in weight compared to the Air 2. The Air 2 is a thing of beauty and perhaps it's TOO good a device which is why Apple took a step backwards and cobbled together the Ipad 5.
Yeah...that was painful and left a bad taste in my mouth for a long time. I too continued to use the iPad 3 until recently buying the new iPad 2017. My taste is now back..
. Great upgrade and worth it!Iphone 4S is the slowest iphone of all time. Slower than it predecessor , the Iphone 4 . IMO, all A5 devices and A5X devices should have ended support on IOS 8. Iphone 4 ended on IOS 7(A4 processor). So , A5 devices should have ended support on IOS 8. Updating A5 devices to IOS 9 was a huge mistake that Apple has commited.
I am wondering if Apple will continue to give IOS updates for A7 devices next year(IOS 12) . or it will stop on IOS 11.
I've owned both and the 4S is definitely faster than the 4 (with both running the same firmware version). The problem is the jump to iOS 7 required a significant jump in resources (GPU in particular) that the A5 and older just didn't have. Even the iPad 4 saw noticeable lag/stutter.
IOS 7 was the last IOS version usable for Iphone 4S and A5 devices. However , if u compare an Iphone 4S with IOS 9 is definetely worse than an Iphone 4 with IOS 7.
That's a problem of software, not hardware.
Personally, I kept my iPhone 4 at iOS 5 and iPhone 4S at iOS 6. UI is very responsive. Alas, most new apps aren't compatible.