To what extent is it worth or not to get a iPad Air if we already have one from previous generations? Along with its renewed and attractive design, it seems that the main reason for doing so would be its other great novelty, su A7 64-bit processor, of whose power we had already had a good sample with the iPhone 5S. However, perhaps many of you still have the doubt of how much improvement it can bring about with respect to a iPad-Retina or iPad 4. To solve the mystery, we bring you a video that shows us a performance comparison between iPad Air and all previous models. How much difference will we find in the user experience?
As we already told you after the presentation of the iPad Air with the help of the data and graphs that he had provided Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, and as the slogan chosen by themselves reminds us («the power of lightness«), The fifth generation of the iconic tablet of the apple company has undergone a great evolution compared to the previous ones, fundamentally in two points: design y performance. The aesthetic and weight differences are pretty obvious and easy to see, but what about performance?
The benchmarks gave the first tests of the power of the A7
It is not the first time, in any case, that we have the opportunity to measure the power of the iPad Air, since last week we were able to show you their first benchmarks and compare them with the results obtained with previous generations. The difference, as you will recall, was abysmal: the iPad Air managed to practically double the score of the iPad 4, just as those of Cupertino had promised on the day of their debut. The data is even more surprising after discovering, as we did yesterday, that he A7 it is precisely one of the factors that has contributed to reduce the price of the last iPadThat is, it offers more power for less money.
Performance differences in usage tests
However, we already know that benchmarks They are not everything when it comes to evaluating the performance of a device, and not only because of the frequency with which we lately hear about adulterated tests by manufacturers. At video that we show you, and that we collect from on the Internet, we can see much more clearly the differences that we can find in the user experience. The tests they have undergone the five iPads that so far has launched Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), They consist of measuring the time required to carry out daily tasks, from the starting time of each of them to the time necessary to upload a YouTube video. You have to take into account, yes, the small caveat that the first iPad is only updated to iOS 5. The iPad AirAs you can see, it has no problems to be victorious in all the tests, especially clearly when loading web pages and videos.