8 Dissatisfactions in New iPad

Apple made its followers wait for a whole year to come up with the third generation of iPad. The ‘New iPad’ was finally launched a few days back with some amazing features like Retina display, superb HD display, new processor, better camera and new voice-dictation feature, but still it disappointed its perfection loving fans as the device missed out many features which topped their wish list. Here is a list of things which this so called the world’s best tablet missed out.

1. Why no ‘Siri’?

Apple's well-liked voice-controlled personal assistant software ‘Siri’  which came into life with iPhone 4S last year is one of the truly missed feature in New iPad. The ‘Siri’ which can do lot of startling stuffs  like taking dictation for text messages, entering calendar appointments to answering general knowledge questions was the major success factor of iPhone 4S.

The New iPad only has a half grown technology with its voice-dictation feature that adds a microphone icon on the keyboard to write email, send text, search the web and create a note as you say, but the full-flung brains of Siri cloud have been added for the betterment of New iPad.

2. Battery Life Same:

Apple’s Retina Display fetches more computing power as the screen resolution is nearly quadrupled, but the batter life of the New iPad remains the same, 10 hours. Apple has done a great job by nearly doubling the capacity of the battery to 42Wh in the New iPad from 25Wh in iPad 2, even if there is a 70 percent increase in the capacity the users expectation was for a device which holds juice for a longer duration of time.

3. Screen Size also Same:

The speculations were that the third generation iPad will be available in more than one screen sizes, but the New iPad features the same 9.7 inches screen as the iPad2. There were lots rumors that Apple is working on a mini iPad, it seems like they were just rumors. However, the Retina Display of this New iPad is a wonder in itself.

4. Near Field Communication (NFC) Absent:

The era of mobile shopping is in the growth phase and this NFC technology is the one which converts your gadgets into a digital wallet. But this technology is missing in the New iPad causing a lot of disappointment. NFC technology allows the users to pay for retail goods and services by just waving their devices across a reader. This new technology which is supposed to redefine the way we use gadgets and the way we shop in future is not all there in New iPad, it’s such a sad news.

5. Still Dual-core, All Others are Quad-core:

Many competing tablet makers have come up with high performing Quad-core processor in their tablets, but still Apple’s new iPad is stuck with Dual-core processor. It was expected that the New iPad will be having a new A6 quad core processor, on the country Apple came up with a new Dual-core Apple A5X custom-designed chip with quad-core graphics. The detail about the RAM of the device is not disclosed by the company, it is expected to be doubled therefore will be around 1GB.

6. Thicker n Heavier, not Thinner n Lighter:

New iPad measures 9.4 millimeters which is 0.6 millimeters thicker when compared with the 8.8 millimeters thick iPad 2. New iPad weighs 1.44 lbs for the Wi-Fi version and 1.46 lbs for the 4G iPad, while the iPad2 weighed only 1.33 lbs. The blame goes to the superior and more powerful due to which the New iPad became more fat and heavy.

7. USB, memory card slot = Not at all!

It seems like Apple doesn’t like to expand their device’s memory with a SD memory card. iPad2 also lacked this feature and the coming iPad was pondered to have this feature. Above this, it seems like Apple will never add a mini USB port in iPad to make transferring of files more easy for its users.

8. Lesser storage with Better Features:

Apple didn’t consider to have better storage of 128 GB when the new device have better processor, better graphics, superior back camera and faster LTE connectivity. The reason might be that the device will become too costly to push it into the market. It is still pretty good to have a 64 GB iPad with all such advanced features, the 32GB is manageable but the 16GB model owners will be quite crippled in the storage area.

New iPad: All That's New

Apple unveiled new version of iPad that enable user to access content available through 4G technology - latest standard of high speed wireless broadband, for price range starting $629.

New iPad

This third generation device in its category will enable its user to access, record and edit high definition video.

The new iPad comes with Retina display feature which has 3.1 million megapixels that will provide more deep, detailed and clear images.

"The new iPad now has the highest resolution display ever seen on a mobile device with 3.1 million pixels, delivering razor sharp text and unbelievable detail in photos and videos." Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller said in a statement.

Apple has introduced 5 megapixel rear camera which it has named as iSight camera in the product. This camera will enable user to capture photos and high definition video. This device supports iCloud service which means that an user can store content in a remote storage facility created by the company instead of storing in the device and connect using wireless network to access these contents which can be music, video, electronic documents and others. Apple also upgraded its Apple TV with high definition content.

The company unveiled two models of iPad namely iPad WiFi and iPad WiFi with 4G. While iPad WiFi has been priced between $499 to $699, buyers will have to pay between $629 to $829 for iPad with 4G. With launch of iPad 3, Apple also slashed starting price of its iPad 2 by $100 to $399.

The new iPad models will be available on Apple retails from March 16 in US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

By the end of March iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

However, there was no clarity on availability of iPad 3 in India. iPad 3 has 10 hours of battery and will last for 9 hours if used for accessing 4G technologies.

Two New Tablets 'MyPad and Yup' for Rs.5000

The budget tablet market in India is catching up like wild fire. Now two more hot-spots MyPad and Yup have jumped into this market, these two tablets comes with a starting price of Rs.5000 and are marketed in the country by Mangal Electronics.

MyPad And Yup

MyPad is a 7-inch tablet which runs on Android 2.3.1 and Yup is a 10.2 inches tablet running on Android 3.0 Platform. MyPad also comes with various screen size and specifications, while Yup has two models-chrome and Black with a shiny finish. 

Both the tablets will be clocked with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, eBook reader, built-in GPS and will also sport built-in front and back camera. The high-end models of both the tablets will be powered by 1GHz built-in processor and 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity option.

According to Mr Gaurav Jajodia, Director, Mangal Electronics, "Tablets PC's will certainly change the dynamics of Indian mobile and computer industry as tablets going to be an easy, fast and affordable solution of voice and data requirement of any individual."

Both the tablets are available in the Indian stores with a price tag starting from Rs.5000 which goes upto Rs.18000 based on different specifications, you can also order them online.