iPad New display comparison

murraypaul · 03-16-2012, 10:50 AM

This is a comparison between the iPad 1 and iPad 3 displays, using the PressReader app. This app has not received a 'retina' update, the improvement are purely system-driven, without the app writers having taken any action.
(With all of these comparisons, you can see some improvement at the image zoom the board software defaults to, but you need to zoom in further to get the full measure of the iPad3 improvements.) (Unless you are using a 264ppi display!)

murraypaul · 03-16-2012, 10:57 AM

Next comparison is with the Kindle app, which has been updated for the retina display.

murraypaul · 03-16-2012, 11:11 AM

And next is with the build-in Maps app.
The iPad3 file was too large to be attached to a forum post, so I have cropped just the top-left portion, the entire image was of the same map portion as the iPad1 file. I've included a JPG of the entire iPad3 image at the highest quality that fits within the filesize limits.

murraypaul · 03-16-2012, 12:07 PM

Last one for now. This is the Zinio app, viewing a National Geographic magazine. This is another one where the app has not been updated for the retina display.
I've had the crop the iPad3 image again, this time a centre crop.

GlennD · 03-16-2012, 12:45 PM

They look the same on my (ipad2) screen. What's the big deal?

monkeyluis · 03-16-2012, 01:34 PM

I can tell a huge difference in person.

Talldog · 03-16-2012, 01:46 PM

Just using the browser, the screen is much crisper.

AnemicOak · 03-16-2012, 02:03 PM

Paul @ TeleRead put up some shots from under his microscope...

http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/i-...-a-microscope/

DaleDe · 03-16-2012, 04:13 PM

Some of these examples are just text such as PressReader. There is no need to update the application for displaying text. you will get all of the improvement automatically since the system renders the fonts, not the app. Clearly images will be effected by the resolution and will require updated apps.

murraypaul · 03-16-2012, 04:36 PM

One change I wasn't expecting is to the range of the brightness slider. It is slightly brighter at the top end, and significantly darker at the bottom end, which should help a lot with using it at night.
I'm coming from an iPad 1, so I don't know if this had already changed with the iPad 2.

monkeyluis · 03-16-2012, 04:38 PM

Yeah I noticed that too. I had to turn the brightness down quite a bit also.

Jowi · 03-16-2012, 04:57 PM

Yeah, these online pics, unless they are macro pics, are pretty much useless. The different in real life is night and day! I'm almost giddy with joy while looking at my new iPad

I keep getting my iPad 2 just to do comparisons!

aagstn · 03-16-2012, 07:01 PM

The new iPad screen is pretty amazing. I sat and read about an hour and its going to be tough going back to the Nook Color or any other LCD screen. I'm not even sure I want to use my eink over this unless I'm sitting in direct sunlight. That was just iBooks. I will have to give the Kindle app a spin and see how it looks.

ilovejedd · 03-16-2012, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aagstn

The new iPad screen is pretty amazing. <snip> I'm not even sure I want to use my eink over this unless I'm sitting in direct sunlight.

I'd have no trouble over this. I've already used the iPhone 4/4S and I have no issues switching from that to a Sony PRS-350 (5", 600x800) and an iRiver Story HD (6", 768x1024), both of which sport relatively high pixel densities compared to other e-ink readers. Text on the iPhone 4 is definitely clearer but the difference between that and the PRS-350 isn't staggering.

Besides, after 30 minutes using the iPad, I'm sure my arm would be protesting.

monkeyluis · 03-16-2012, 07:27 PM

The books in the kindle app look sharp. I was looking at the iPad 2 next to it & what a difference. iBooks books are still downloading, so I haven't looked at them yet. But I'm sure they look great.

03-16-2012, 10:50 AM	#1
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	New display comparison This is a comparison between the iPad 1 and iPad 3 displays, using the PressReader app. This app has not received a 'retina' update, the improvement are purely system-driven, without the app writers having taken any action. (With all of these comparisons, you can see some improvement at the image zoom the board software defaults to, but you need to zoom in further to get the full measure of the iPad3 improvements.) (Unless you are using a 264ppi display!) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by murraypaul; 03-16-2012 at 11:14 AM.

03-16-2012, 10:57 AM	#2
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	Next comparison is with the Kindle app, which has been updated for the retina display. Attached Thumbnails

03-16-2012, 11:11 AM	#3
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	And next is with the build-in Maps app. The iPad3 file was too large to be attached to a forum post, so I have cropped just the top-left portion, the entire image was of the same map portion as the iPad1 file. I've included a JPG of the entire iPad3 image at the highest quality that fits within the filesize limits. Attached Thumbnails

03-16-2012, 12:07 PM	#4
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	Last one for now. This is the Zinio app, viewing a National Geographic magazine. This is another one where the app has not been updated for the retina display. I've had the crop the iPad3 image again, this time a centre crop. Attached Thumbnails

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GlennD Wizard Posts: 2,101 Karma: 17249026 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Pacific NW Device: sony PRS350, iPhone, iPad	They look the same on my (ipad2) screen. What's the big deal?

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monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	I can tell a huge difference in person.

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Talldog Addict Posts: 293 Karma: 1431716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Connecticut Device: Kindle Paperwhite, KDX Graphite, Surface Pro	Just using the browser, the screen is much crisper.

03-16-2012, 02:03 PM	#8
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Paul @ TeleRead put up some shots from under his microscope... http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/i-...-a-microscope/

03-16-2012, 04:13 PM	#9
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	Some of these examples are just text such as PressReader. There is no need to update the application for displaying text. you will get all of the improvement automatically since the system renders the fonts, not the app. Clearly images will be effected by the resolution and will require updated apps.

03-16-2012, 04:36 PM	#10
murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	One change I wasn't expecting is to the range of the brightness slider. It is slightly brighter at the top end, and significantly darker at the bottom end, which should help a lot with using it at night. I'm coming from an iPad 1, so I don't know if this had already changed with the iPad 2.

03-16-2012, 04:38 PM	#11
monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	Yeah I noticed that too. I had to turn the brightness down quite a bit also.

03-16-2012, 04:57 PM	#12
Jowi Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 55274 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: WI Device: iPod Touch 5g, Kindle PW, iPad 3	Yeah, these online pics, unless they are macro pics, are pretty much useless. The different in real life is night and day! I'm almost giddy with joy while looking at my new iPad I keep getting my iPad 2 just to do comparisons!

03-16-2012, 07:01 PM	#13
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	The new iPad screen is pretty amazing. I sat and read about an hour and its going to be tough going back to the Nook Color or any other LCD screen. I'm not even sure I want to use my eink over this unless I'm sitting in direct sunlight. That was just iBooks. I will have to give the Kindle app a spin and see how it looks.

03-16-2012, 07:27 PM	#15
monkeyluis Banned Posts: 725 Karma: 656644 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Florida Device: iPad "3", Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, iPhone 4S	The books in the kindle app look sharp. I was looking at the iPad 2 next to it & what a difference. iBooks books are still downloading, so I haven't looked at them yet. But I'm sure they look great.

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