THE NEW IPAD - $500(16GB), $629(4G) (starts at Rs 30500)

       The new ipad comes with a crystal crisp retina display which no other device have in the entire earth and its A5X processor brings quad core graphics. With a good camera, 4G LTE connectivity this is now considered the best tablet in the market. Once you get a look at the retina display of the new ipad then you cannot get back to any others! But 4G LTE version is a little overpriced. The new ipad has also become thicker than ipad2 and has also gained extra go grams.

SPECIFICATIONS:

*  Apple iOS 5.1 OS

*  Apple A5X dual core 1 GHz processor
*  1 GB RAM
*  9.7” display with IPS technology
*  2048 x 1536 screen resolution (retina display)
*  16,32,64 GB internal memories
*  5 MP rear camera, VGA front camera, HD video recording
*  Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 (4G for higher end models)
*  42.5 Wh battery
*  Sensors: Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
*  Audio formats supported: HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio,AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

*  Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

PROS:
*  Super retina display
*  High performance processor
*  Simple user interface
*  Oleophobic scratchproof glass
*  Has 4G LTE connectivity and Bluetooth 4.0
*  Has speech recognition
*  Good build quality and premium design

CONS:
*  Can overheat
*  No expandable memory
*  No USB port
*  Thicker than ipad2
*  Highly priced
*  No Adobe Flash support
*  No HDMI video output
       The new ipad is an astonishing device with a variety of new features. Its retina display and A5X processor will attract everyone. But one must consider the downsides also. It has many disadvantages than the tablets in the same price range or below it. Also Apple has its own limited environment to work on unlike Google’s open platform. But anyway if you buy the new ipad you will never regret buying this. If you have 500$ then you can definitely go for the new ipad.