Apple A5 Chip
6:56:00 PM
The latest iPad 2 specs revealed many things, but it was the new
Apple A5 Chip that impressed the most; not because it is twice as
powerful as the A4 processor, but because it does not demand any more power
from the battery. This is certainly a big deal, as you will be able to still
get 10 hours battery life while playing games that are more demanding.
The idea behind a dual-core
processor is how it can do two things at the same time, so all of your apps
will now run more smoothly. It was because of the A5 Chip that Apple was able
to improve graphics performance by up to 9x – it really does seem as the iPad 2 has been designed for gamers in mind.
Apple
knew that they had to get the battery performance just right, some might have
expected more than 10 hours, but we believe that this is an ideal trade-off,
and still bests a number of rival tablets on/coming the market. There have been
a few suggestions that Apple has
only done enough with the specs of the 2nd generation iPad, but
would you agree?
We
would hate to side with Apple on this, but it is as if they cannot
win. For some time we have been asking for a dual-core processor, improved
graphics, slimmer design and two cameras – has Apple not delivered all of that
to us? Yes they might have been able to give us more, but this is an evolution
process. Can you remember this time last year when we were all making fun of
the first iPad, we think 15 million units sold worldwide speaks for itself.
The
A5 processor is not the first dual-core processor on the market, but it is the
first time that one as powerful as this has been used in a tablet that will
sell in the millions.
Is the A5 chip enough, or
should Apple have done more to blow the competition out of the water?
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