|
|
The new iPad
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
Status:
Offline
|
|
New iPad with A5X CPU and quadruple the screen rez, as well as 4G and a new camera.
But what exactly does "Quad-core graphics" mean?
Dual-core Apple A5X custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip with quad-core graphics
Oh and it's not called an iPad 3.
(
Last edited by Eug; Mar 7, 2012 at 03:46 PM.
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Truckee, CA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Tim Cook: “We needed even more horsepower for the new iPad and its Retina Display, so we created the A5X chip. What’s the x for? Quad-core graphics.”
It will be interesting to learn the tech details of that statement.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
dual-core CPU, quad-core GPU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status:
Offline
|
|
Great update, especially since the price didn't change.
As expected, nothing unknown or unexpected.
-t
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Truckee, CA
Status:
Offline
|
|
The new iPad will sell very well.
Interesting though, they never did really name it iPad 3 or iPad 4g or iPad HD or whatever. Even the website just calls it the New iPad.
Apple has always had confusing nomenclature, which seems an ongoing mistake from a company that does not usually make those kinds of mistakes. The net result is that consumers and the press may create the i.d.
-Allen
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status:
Offline
|
|
I wonder, with the faster LTE network, if they'll let FaceTime work via 4G and Wifi?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status:
Offline
|
|
As the providers are moving to kill unlimited plans, they will allow ANY data to be used over 3G/LTE.
The FaceTime limitation was mainly rooted in fear of clogged and overburdened networks.
-t
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Rock
Status:
Offline
|
|
Well, certainly can't pre-order - looks like their store is down already? Haha. I must say, there's nothing revolutionary about it compared to the iPad 2, but it's enough to make original iPad owners want to upgrade I bet...this will be pretty huge.
Think I'm gonna get a new AppleTV as well, once we get a little more info on the new one.
|
Mankind's only chance is to harness the power of stupid.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Actually, I believe the FaceTime over Wi-Fi limitation was mainly rooted in the fact the video conferencing via 3G *sucks*.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Back in the Good Ole US of A
Status:
Offline
|
|
Definitely going to upgrade from my original iPad to the "new iPad". But what's with the name. Classic Apple. I suppose the next iPhone will be the "new iPhone" instead of the iPhone 5.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
Actually, I believe the FaceTime over Wi-Fi limitation was mainly rooted in the fact the video conferencing via 3G *sucks*.
That was the original rationale I'd heard, as well.
As cited above, this is certainly more tempting to me as an original iPad owner than the iPad 2 was.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Toronto
Status:
Offline
|
|
Pretty much what we expected. But I'm still not sure I need a tablet.
And iPhoto for iOS is finally here, and it's strange that it took so long.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
Status:
Offline
|
|
I wonder if The new iPad will pass the SenorGIF test. Viewing this page on the iPad 2 can be quite painful.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Atheist
Definitely going to upgrade from my original iPad to the "new iPad". But what's with the name. Classic Apple. I suppose the next iPhone will be the "new iPhone" instead of the iPhone 5.
Uhh...Apple calls it "iPad".
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: planning a comeback !
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
Actually, I believe the FaceTime over Wi-Fi limitation was mainly rooted in the fact the video conferencing via 3G *sucks*.
But it only sucks in *practice*, not in theory.
3G (at least on GSM networks) should have enough bandwidth to do it w/o sucking.
Only when the speeds of 3G are low due to limited bandwidth, it starts to suck.
So, in that regard, there is NO guarantee that it won't suck on LTE.
-t
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by turtle777
But it only sucks in *practice*, not in theory.
3G (at least on GSM networks) should have enough bandwidth to do it w/o sucking.
Only when the speeds of 3G are low due to limited bandwidth, it starts to suck.
AT&T has very high 3G bandwidth; they just have low coverage.
From what I've been told, you actually need five regular towers in range to get full UMTS speeds. And as someone who was on O2 until about three years ago, I can tell you that reception, coverage, and bandwidth are three very independent vectors, and only when all three of them convene by some mystic formula do you actually get throughput.
T-Mobile has similar issues even smack in the middle of downtown.
Video conferencing via 3G is great in theory; Skype sucks IN PRACTICE.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Eug
New iPad with A5X CPU and quadruple the screen rez, as well as 4G and a new camera.
But what exactly does "Quad-core graphics" mean?
1) The screen is double resolution, from 132 dpi to 264 dpi.
2) iPad 2's A5 had two PowerVR SGX543 GPU cores (aka SGX543MP2), the A5X has four that are likely SGX543, SGX544, or SGX554. The PowerVR Series 5XT (SGX543, SGX544, and SGX554) supports 1-16 cores. Each core has a separate set of shaders and texture units, but graphics processing generally parallelizes well across them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by mduell
1) The screen is double resolution, from 132 dpi to 264 dpi.
I guess it depends on how you define it. It's doubled the resolution in both axes, which means quadruple the pixels in the same area.
2) iPad 2's A5 had two PowerVR SGX543 GPU cores (aka SGX543MP2), the A5X has four that are likely SGX543, SGX544, or SGX554. The PowerVR Series 5XT (SGX543, SGX544, and SGX554) supports 1-16 cores. Each core has a separate set of shaders and texture units, but graphics processing generally parallelizes well across them.
Ah interesting. Thx.
Hopefully the CPU gets a noticeable boost too though.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Bondi Beach
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by turtle777
Great update, especially since the price didn't change.
As expected, nothing unknown or unexpected.
-t
Actually it is $40 cheaper in Australia than iPad 2 - which is equal to the States when local sales tax is taken into account.
The camera and storage are big disappointments. The camera should have been 8MP minimum - more likely 10MP and the storage should have been doubled.
|
this sig intentionally left blank
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Back in the Good Ole US of A
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
Uhh...Apple calls it "iPad".
My point is that it goes against their previous naming conventions for the iPhone/iPad:
iPhone -> iPhone 3G -> iPhone 3GS -> iPhone 4 -> iPhone 4S
iPad -> iPad 2 -> iPad
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by simonjames
Actually it is $40 cheaper in Australia than iPad 2 - which is equal to the States when local sales tax is taken into account.
The camera and storage are big disappointments. The camera should have been 8MP minimum - more likely 10MP and the storage should have been doubled.
After a certain point, pixel counts become almost irrelevant. It's the quality not the quantity. In fact, I'd be fine with a 4 MP camera if it was a good one.
I still have an 8 MP dSLR which blows most 12 MP point and shoots out of the water.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Eug
I guess it depends on how you define it. It's doubled the resolution in both axes, which means quadruple the pixels in the same area.
The common resolution that people talk about when they say resolution is linear resolution. That has doubled.
The number of pixels has quadrupled and that's great and fine to say.
Originally Posted by Eug
Ah interesting. Thx.
Hopefully the CPU gets a noticeable boost too though.
I doubt the CPU will be much changed; same core generation, same number of cores, same cache size, and same feature size so it's unlikely they pushed clock much (maybe 30%).
Originally Posted by simonjames
The camera and storage are big disappointments. The camera should have been 8MP minimum - more likely 10MP and the storage should have been doubled.
There's no point in pushing Mpix with such a small limiting lens. You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between 2MP and 8MP.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Rock
Status:
Offline
|
|
Oh the AppleTV front - it's now 1080p. But aren't Netflix/iTunes movies only 720p? That was my understanding.
|
Mankind's only chance is to harness the power of stupid.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
iTunes movies now stream in 1080p.
That's what iTunes 10.6 is for.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Oh the AppleTV front - it's now 1080p. But aren't Netflix/iTunes movies only 720p? That was my understanding.
Netflix supports 1080p streams for STBs, I assume tv will qualify.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: May 2007
Status:
Offline
|
|
Is it true that with the increased pixel quantity that it'll be about as quick as the iPad 2 overall? Or will this actually outperform the iPad 2 in terms of speeds/tasks (not just graphics)?
I'm pre-ordering, sold my iPad 1.
|
MacBook Pro 17" 2.2 GHz quad-core, 2x4GB 1333MHz RAM, 750GB Hard Drive, Intel HD Graphics 3000,
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5, Mid 2011
MacBook Air 13" 1.7 GHz dual-core Intel i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB Flash Storage, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Mid 2011
iPhone 4 32 GB, Mid 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: 46 & 2
Status:
Offline
|
|
Three of the 64GB 4G models on order, I just wish they had bumped them to 128GB. Still very nice, can't wait.
|
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
- Thomas Paine
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Status:
Offline
|
|
Did they increase the amount of RAM in the new iPads?
|
Slick shoes?! Are you crazy?!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Rock
Status:
Offline
|
|
Ordered a 32gb model myself - hopefully I won't regret not getting the 64 gigs but I suspect it'll mostly be something for controlling the ATV and pulling general web/book duties on the couch.
|
Mankind's only chance is to harness the power of stupid.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: The Rock
Status:
Offline
|
|
Ahhhhh.....suddenly my 150gig/month internet service doesn't seem so great - 1080p downloads? Hahaha, the future is now.
|
Mankind's only chance is to harness the power of stupid.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Calgary
Status:
Offline
|
|
(
Last edited by Wiskedjak; Mar 7, 2012 at 10:18 PM.
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Land of Enchantment
Status:
Offline
|
|
A HD movie usually is under 5gigs. That would give you a movie a day And Stogieman, They now are at 1gig. My 1st gen has 512MB.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
Status:
Offline
|
|
The first gen iPad has only 256 MB RAM, which is one of the several reasons why the iPad 2 is so much smoother than the original iPad. The other big reasons are dual-core on the iPad 2, and a multi-fold faster GPU. All those reasons figured heavily into why I didn't even consider buying the original iPad.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by kenna
Is it true that with the increased pixel quantity that it'll be about as quick as the iPad 2 overall? Or will this actually outperform the iPad 2 in terms of speeds/tasks (not just graphics)?
The CPU appears to be mostly unchanged. The feature size is unchanged which will temper any clockrate gains. The change in pixels has little impact on CPU performance.
Originally Posted by Shaddim
Three of the 64GB 4G models on order, I just wish they had bumped them to 128GB. Still very nice, can't wait.
A shame given the plummeting price of flash over the last 2 years. Even on the spot market it's down to $0.75/GB.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Status:
Offline
|
|
This is a great release that cements Apple's dominance in the tablet arena. I'm glad that Apple priced it aggressively. Even the type of PC geek who loathes Apple for its modern success has very little negative to say about the New iPad.
It's highly curious though that they don't have a new name for it, whether it's iPad 3 or iPad HD. This was deliberate. I think it signals, like someone said above, that Apple may be transitioning its iDevices to fully generic names: The iPad (iPad 3/HD 2012). The iPhone (iPhone 6/LTE/2012). As has been the case with the Mac lineup for quite some time.
(
Last edited by Big Mac; Mar 8, 2012 at 01:21 AM.
)
|
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Stogieman
Did they increase the amount of RAM in the new iPads?
Yes, a few sources are saying 1 GB.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Wiskedjak
The iPad pages on Apple's site speak of "iPad" and mention the "new iPad", not as a brand, but as a way of distinguishing it over the older models.
I'm amazed this is even being discussed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Back in the Good Ole US of A
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
The iPad pages on Apple's site speak of "iPad" and mention the "new iPad", not as a brand, but as a way of distinguishing it over the older models.
I'm amazed this is even being discussed.
It's being discussed because it will invariably lead to confusion. What happens when the next generation iPad comes out. Then the "new iPad" will become the "old iPad" and the next generation is the "new iPad"? Or will the new one be the "newer iPad"?
I love Phil Schiller's reasoning behind the name: "because we don’t want to be predictable".
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: 888500128, C3, 2nd soft.
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Atheist
It's being discussed because it will invariably lead to confusion. What happens when the next generation iPad comes out.
Then this one will be "iPad 2012 (retina display)" in support documentation, and "last year's iPad" everywhere else.
Same as with most other product lines of theirs.
What I can't believe is that people are seriously claiming that Apple's name for the product is "new iPad", rather than just "iPad".
That's just
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by mduell
The CPU appears to be mostly unchanged. The feature size is unchanged which will temper any clockrate gains. The change in pixels has little impact on CPU performance.
Do you have confirmation on the chip still being at 45nm? I thought for sure that they would take this opportunity to shrink.
|
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Games Meister
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Eternity
Status:
Offline
|
|
Still on the first page? The excitement is nearly palpable.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Isle of Manhattan
Status:
Offline
|
|
that's a shame. where'd everyone go? The Android forums?
|
"Faster, faster! 'Till the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." - HST
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: inside 128, north of 90
Status:
Offline
|
|
I want. I'm just not really surprised by anything I've heard.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by P
Do you have confirmation on the chip still being at 45nm? I thought for sure that they would take this opportunity to shrink.
No confirmation; we'll have to wait for iSuppli to get one and shave it down.
I'm not really surprised at the feature size stagnation from A4 to A5X; they started aggressively with the then-current node which buys them time before they have to do a shrink.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Status:
Offline
|
|
I ordered mine last night. 32GB Black WiFi.
|
Slick shoes?! Are you crazy?!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by mduell
No confirmation; we'll have to wait for iSuppli to get one and shave it down.
I'm not really surprised at the feature size stagnation from A4 to A5X; they started aggressively with the then-current node which buys them time before they have to do a shrink.
I guess that makes sense, and the delays of 32nm and below explains some, but with their fascination with battery life, I thought they'd include something compensate for the battery-slurping LTE.
|
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by P
I guess that makes sense, and the delays of 32nm and below explains some, but with their fascination with battery life, I thought they'd include something compensate for the battery-slurping LTE.
An extra 17.5Whr of battery capacity?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Caught in a web of deceit.
Status:
Offline
|
|
This does explain the 32 nm shrink delays vs. iPad product cycle.
I had been guessing the iPad thr... err... iPad... would get released later this year because it would get a die shrunken CPU/GPU. This A5X allows them a performance boost, albeit mainly on the GPU side, while still keeping an early 2012 release.
So the question now is if Apple will release an A6-endowed iPad fou... err... even newer iPad... later in 2012, or else just keep the 32 nm products for 2013.
Apple can afford this type of sandbagging because they already dominate in the market, and dominate because they have better products, not just because they market better.
BTW, we have an AppleTV, but if it were my choice I would have waited until 2012 before I made any purchase, because I didn't really want an AppleTV without 1080p support. (It wasn't my choice to buy the AppleTV in 2011, but I got it as a Christmas present.) However, I'm curious as to the architecture. The 2nd gen AppleTV is a single-core A4, whereas the 3rd gen AppleTV is a single-core A5.
Does this mean the main difference here is the GPU core? Does the AppleTV retain dual-core PowerVR SGX543MP2, and is that why 1080p decode now is possible? (The A4 had a single-core PowerVR SGX535.) Or is the 1080p decode capability due to some other reason (alone or in combination with the GPU)?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|