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Reviews of Apple iPad 2 9.7 inch

Testseek.com have collected 471 expert reviews of the Apple iPad 2 9.7 inch and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple iPad 2 9.7 inch.
Award: Editor’s Choice March 2011
March 2011
 
(84%)
471 Reviews
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30 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Dual core processor
  • 10hourplus battery life
  • Bright 9.7inch IPS LCD screen
  • A third thinner than the original
  • Front and rear cameras
  • Thinner
  • Faster than original iPad
  • Dual cameras
  • Excellent battery life
  • Intuitive interface
  • Thousands of tabletspecific apps
  • Thinner and faster than the original iPad
  • Great battery life
  • Super thin design
  • Very bright and clear display
  • Dual-core processor for graphically intensive games and apps
  • Color choice
  • Name your price with a selection of different models.
  • Last year's iPad mini was a near-perfect device save for one flaw—that muddy display—that made it nearly unusable. This year's has not only fixed that
  • It's paired the result with iOS 7
  • An operating system that is
  • Regardless of whatever else you might t
  • Big bump in performance
  • Especially graphics
  • Makes iPad even more competitive in the mobile gaming space
  • Doubling the memory makes apps and Web browsing more useful
  • Device is thinner and lighter than the previous model
  • Feels much more Kindle-like in t
  • Slimmer and lighter than original iPad
  • Faster than original iPad and other tablets currently on the market
  • Many configurations available
  • So you can choose the storage and connectivity you need
  • Lowest tablet prices currently on the market
  • Thinner design and new internal hardware compared to the original iPad makes an already good experience better
  • Sleeker than ever
  • Enhanced feature set including two (!) new cameras
  • Blazing-fast processor
  • The Apple iPad 2 features the iOS 4 operating system and the dualcore A5 chip
  • Much faster in some areas
  • Thinner and lighter
  • Huge
  • Intuitive app library
  • Smart Covers are slick
  • IMovie and GarageBand are killer apps
  • Dual cameras add functionality
  • Still excellent battery life
  • Toughtobeat price
  • Thinner and lighter design
  • Speedy dual-core processor
  • Makes FaceTime calls
  • Innovative Smart Covers
  • More than 11 hours of battery life
  • Incredibly sleek look and feel
  • Video calling
  • Tons of apps optimised for iPad
  • Particularly magazines and new media ...
  • Superb IPS Based Display
  • Extremely Thin And Very Comfortable To Hold
  • Very Easy To Use OS
  • Comparatively light at 1.3 pounds
  • Slimmer design with curved edges is easier to hold
  • Slimmer design with curved edges is easier to
  • Slick
  • Thin
  • And fast
  • Amazing app support
  • Thinner than the original. New A5 chip offers faster graphics processing
  • General performance. Dual cameras for video chat
  • HD video recording
  • And stills. Improved design incorporates internal magnets for Smart Cover accessory. 3G versions available o...
  • And stills. Improved design incorporates internal magnets for Smart Cover accessory. 3G versions available on AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Improved AirPlay features. Supports HDMI output (via optional adapter).
  • Very large screen for its size
  • Very high resolution
  • Excellent screen and sound quality
  • Excellent camera/video
  • Very fast system speed
  • Consumer testers loved the design and feel
  • Consumer testers loved the camera functionality
  • Dual-core processor results in snappier performance
  • Twice as much RAM as the iPad 1
  • More comfortable to hold
  • Color options (black and white)
  • Price
  • If you've played around with the first iPad
  • You know exactly what to expect from the iPad 2. The capacitive touschscreen is still responsive and smoothand still has that ooh factor that Apple fans purr over
  • The 9.7 inch screen is superb for webbrowsing
  • An iterative improvement upon Apple’s first tablet computer
  • Benefitting from modest size and weight reductions
  • Two color options
  • As well as considerable under-the-hood improvements in speed. Still includes integrated apps for audio
  • Video
  • And phot
  • New A5 chip and RAM significantly improve overall performance
  • And gaming in particular. Dual cameras work fine for video calls. Thinner
  • Lighter unibody looks slick and makes the iPad more comfortable to use. Video mirroring adds “teaching and presentation tool” to the iPad’s list of many useful functions. Magnet-based Smart Cover is an ingenious
  • Valuable accessory. Same pricing as first iPad.
  • Apple's iPad 2 is dramatically thinner and boasts front and rear cameras
  • FaceTime video chat
  • A faster processor
  • And 3G options for both AT&T and Verizon
  • 10-hour-plus battery life
  • Bright 9.7-inch IPS LCD screen
  • Fast performance
  • Super-thin design
  • Support for FaceTime
  • Superb media-sharing
  • Browsing improvements in new iOS
  • Amazingly thinExtremely fastCameras finally added
  • Thin and light
  • Reliable operating system
  • Same battery life as previous Ipad but better performance
  • See Also
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  • IPad 2 Cover Is Sm
  • Choice in data carriers
  • Impressive thin profile
  • Fast performance with its A5 processor
  • Enabled for video chat
  • Solid price point
  • High quality case
  • Good performance
  • Quiet and low heat emissions
  • Good battery life
  • Extensive package (Appstore
  • Bookstore
  • ITunes. )

The editors didn't like

  • Camera quality
  • No Flash support
  • Higherresolution display would be nice
  • Lowquality cameras
  • Some are experiencing light leaking issues
  • Poor rear and front cameras
  • Same capacities as the old version (16GB
  • 32GB
  • And 64GB)
  • IOS is needing some updates to freshen it up a bit.
  • I haven't mentioned the price yet because things should stand on their own merit
  • Everyone's got different budgets
  • Etc. etc. Allow me to mention it now. I do not like the price. I find the price unnerving. The price is very much more than a price I would
  • The new cameras are better than no cameras
  • Though they're not particularly great
  • "Real" GPS only comes with the 3G models
  • Glass is thinner than before
  • Be cautious of easier breakage
  • Low-res cameras
  • IPad 2 is difficult to use as a hand-held camera because of its size and weight and the placement of the shutter button.
  • No higher resolution screen and two bottom of the line cameras make upgrading a thinker. Outside screen glare is still a problem
  • Still no Flash video support
  • Charging still slow
  • Still can't be performed via connection to computer
  • There is no USB 2.0 port on this tablet.
  • Not nightandday better for some iPad owners
  • Cameras are subpar by Apple standards
  • Android sometimes more powerful and open
  • Smart Cover doesn't guard the back
  • Still the same 1024x768 display.
  • Camera quality could be better
  • No 4G connectivity
  • Doesn't support personal hotspot
  • Lack of Flash video is galling for a media-centric device
  • Bloated iTunes software
  • Difficult to transfer media without iTunesLook and Feel...
  • Limited Multitasking Capabilities
  • Mediocre Camera Performance
  • Relies on PC link to iTunes for updates
  • Backups
  • Tediously slow to charge
  • R
  • Good
  • Not great
  • Display
  • Subpar speaker
  • Lousy cameras
  • Image quality with rearfacing camera is not great. Frontfacing camera is not HD. Still no Flash video support. No earbuds included.
  • Image quality with rear-facing camera is not great. Front-facing camera is not HD. Still no Flash video support. No earbuds included.
  • Slightly heavy for its size
  • Few connectivity options
  • Built-in cameras sub-par
  • Still no USB port
  • MicroSD card slot
  • Or Flash support
  • Needs to be even lighter for one-handed use
  • Though the new cameras are a welcome addition
  • They're certainly lacking when it comes to image quality
  • Especially for stills. Although we don't expect people to be swinging their iPads around to take photos
  • When you do take a snap
  • We would want the qu
  • New integrated cameras produce blurry
  • Grainy images that are unacceptably weak for still photography and look poor when forced to fill the display
  • Video recorded by the rear 720p camera is only acceptable. Modest reductions in headphone port audio a
  • No transformative new features. Display is unchanged
  • So it still isn’t usable in bright sunlight and attracts lots of smudgy fingerprints. Cameras yield poor
  • Low-res photos. Using cameras is often difficult and requires awkward grip. No support for 4G cellular data. Still no expansion ports.
  • The iPad's screen resolution hasn't budged
  • Photo quality is mediocre
  • There's still no Adobe Flash support
  • And ports for HDMI
  • USB
  • And SD all require adapters
  • Highly reflective screen
  • Slippery
  • No expandable memory
  • Poor visibility outdoors
  • Poor still image quality
  • Poor camera quality
  • Still lacking Flash support
  • USB port
  • HDMI
  • SD-card adapters cost extra
  • Camera quality is poorScreen resolution could be higherOS still has rough edges
  • Still no support for Flash
  • No USB or HDMI
  • Mediocre cameras make still photos look slimy. Thinner body makes physical buttons on the side a little harder to press
  • Won't run on 4G network
  • Shoots terrible photos
  • Same old iOS experience
  • Still no cursor keys on the virtual keyboard
  • Limited connectivity
  • Camera module has bad quality
  • The Apple System (both soft- and hardware) are completely closed off

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  Published: 2011-03-17, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Superb battery life, very easy to use, slim and lightweight
  • Apple-only applications, limited connectivity, sub-standard cameras, no removable storage
  • Apple's original iPad virtually created the market for business and consumer tablets, and the iPad 2 aims to expand the company's dominance in the arena. Smaller and lighter, the iPad 2 comes with a new dual-core processor, longer battery life and twin...

 
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  Published: 2011-03-17, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • The second generation iPad is a revision of the original, and it's a shame the screen hasn't been upgraded. The cameras produce fairly poor quality video and photos, but the new processor is an improvement as is the lighter weight. ...

 
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  Published: 2011-03-15, review by: electricpig.co.uk

  • Thinner and faster with the same battery life as before
  • Not quite worth the upgrade for iPad owners
  • Our review was a black model, but we've seen the white in the flesh, and it is pretty darn gorgeousIn summary, the iPad 2 is most impressive from an engineering standpoint. Slashing thickness and weight, adding a dual core processor, while still mainta...

 
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  Published: 2011-03-14, review by: zdnet.co.uk

  • Dramatically thinner than the iPad, Front and rear cameras, FaceTime video chat, Faster processor, Mobile broadband option
  • No change in screen resolution, Photo quality is mediocre, Still no Adobe Flash support, HDMI, USB and SD connections all require adapters

 
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  Published: 2011-03-04, review by: T3.com

  • Abstract:  Weighing 601g the iPad is easy to hold with one hand, but still feels comfier when you use two. However its the depth that really impresses, measuring just 8.8mm deep, it’s slimmer than an iPhone 4 and all-in-all is a stunning piece of design. Wei...

 
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  Published: 2011-03-03, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • These are just a few of our impressions after spending some time in a room packed with journalists and a few iPad 2 demo units. We'll have much more to say, obviously, when the iPad 2 arrives and we write our full review. Jason Snell, Dan Moren, Macwo...

 
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  Published: 2011-03-02, review by: T3.com

  • Abstract:  Steve Jobs took to the stage in San Francisco to unveil the . Thinner and lighter that its predecessor, it comes packing a dual-core A5 processor, two cameras and the added bonuses of iOS 4.5. Will this be the tablet of 2011? We grabbed some hands-o...

 
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  Published: 2011-06-02, review by: techsmart.co.za

  • Although the likes of Google and BlackBerry are going some way to develop respectable offerings based on other platforms, the simple truth is that it will be incredibly difficult to catch up to the head-start Apple has had with the iPad, and now of co...

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  Published: 2014-05-11, Author: Pulkit , review by: mensxp.com

  • Abstract:  The most-desired gadget of the present times has finally hit the shelves in India. In a move which has taken many by surprise Apple Inc of the United States on Wednesday announced the availability of its next generation tablet in India. The surprise come...

 
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  Published: 2014-01-10, Author: HOG , review by: hubofgadgets.com

  • Great Screen, HD video looks is brilliant, App experience is fantastic, Great User Interface
  • Expensive, Not convinced about the keyboard , Expensive
  • Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G is with no doubt one of the most technologically advanced tablets available in the market. With features like high definition screen and amazing user interface, this variant of Apple iPad 2 strikes jackpot and manages to woo the te...

 
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