New iPads Tomorrow??

Worth noting the new iPad, as the new budget model may have the A9 but it's also got the non-bonded screen like the older iPads and is thicker (and possibly heavier) than an iPad Air 2.

Based on this I imagine an April event might still be a thing for the iPad Pro; the regular iPad is now in iPod Touch territory when it comes to upgrades.
 
That non laminated screens means I'll skip this one. I've an air and an air 2 in the house and the air with the non bonded screen is bouncy in comparison to the air 2 and feels a bit cheap.
 
I've got an old iPad 3 (first retina iPad with 30 pin connector) - would this be a worthwhile upgrade? Much faster? I assume the screen would be identical? Thanks.
 
The price doesn't seem too bad for these, though the 32->128GB hike is a big step for a few cheap chips.

Will wait to see how the Pro 2 stacks up as my ipad 4 is crawling nowadays.
 
--Mike-- said:
I've got an old iPad 3 (first retina iPad with 30 pin connector) - would this be a worthwhile upgrade? Much faster? I assume the screen would be identical? Thanks.
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That's the iPad I have and I think it's safe to say anything would be an upgrade over these. They're so slow these days. I only use mine now if I want to watch something if I'm having a bath and that's rare
 
JunglistE said:
That's the iPad I have and I think it's safe to say anything would be an upgrade over these. They're so slow these days. I only use mine now if I want to watch something if I'm having a bath and that's rare
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Yeah it is getting a bit slow compared to my iPhone 6. Might have to get one!
 
It wasn't mentioned but I presume this new model will have 2GB RAM, which if you don't desire the Pro features and can live with the inferior screen at least will make it a better experience than anything older than an Air 2.
 
Somnambulist said:
It wasn't mentioned but I presume this new model will have 2GB RAM, which if you don't desire the Pro features and can live with the inferior screen at least will make it a better experience than anything older than an Air 2.
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When you say inferior screen, is it the same as the iPad 3 (first retina iPad), and just not as good as the Air ones?
 
Yeah they introduced the bonded display and anti-reflective coating with the iPad Air 2, which is the main reason for it being thinner to the Air 1 since it removed the gap between the screen and the glass. There's a comparison on MacRumors between the Air 2/Pro 9.7"/this budget iPad here if you want to peruse.
 
--Mike-- said:
I've got an old iPad 3 (first retina iPad with 30 pin connector) - would this be a worthwhile upgrade? Much faster? I assume the screen would be identical? Thanks.
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Definitely, that thing was never a great device in my experience! Think they tried to shoehorn the retina screen into it, I guess that was why the 4th gen came out relatively quickly.
 
I also have the 3rd Gen iPad - It's pretty slow now...

Unsure whether to get the "iPad" or go for the Pro 9.7in model...
 
ChrisD. said:
Looks like I'll be getting a Pro 9.7" then, unless there's a compelling reason not to?
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Marky said:
I also have the 3rd Gen iPad - It's pretty slow now...

Unsure whether to get the "iPad" or go for the Pro 9.7in model...
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If you can afford the extra get the Pro, even if you don't plan on using the Pencil, things like the 4 speakers, FaceTime camera and wider colour gamut make it a less gimped device.

I would hold out a month though - iOS 10.3 has code in for new iPad Pros and that's due out soon.
 
well I wasn't impressed with the ipad refresh so decided to pick up an air 2 from the refurbished store. 128gb for £399. Happy with that. It will spend all its life playing movies from the skyq app when I go away with work.

has anyone bought a refurbed ipad before? are they decent
 
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