iPad vs. iPod Touch
Written by Arnan on January 31, 2010 – 4:19 pmThe iPad is a lie! It’s not a tablet pc. And especially not the tablet pc everyone wants. It’s more like they designed a new iPod touch and forgot to shrink it to a handheld format.
| iPod touch | iPad | |
| Storage | 8, 32, 64GB | 16, 32, 64GB |
| Processor | +/- 400Mhz (8GB), +/- 600Mhz |
1Ghz |
| Camera | No | No |
| Battery life | 30 Hours (music) | 10 Hours (webbrowsing) |
| Screen | 3.5″ | 9.7″ |
| Resolution | 480×320 | 1024×768 |
| Ports | Dock connector, Audio out | |
| Networking | Wifi 11b/g, Bluetooth |
Wifi 11a/b/g/n, 3G/Edge (optional), Bluetooth |
| Controls | Home-, Volume-, Powerbutton | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes |
| Standalone | No | No |
| OS | iPhone OS | iPhone OS |
| Multitasking | No | No |
| Finder/file access | No | No |
| File downloads | No | No |
| Portable | Yes | Somewhat |
Note that the iPad is a better device specs-wise, but that’s what you would expect in a new iPod Touch.
The lack of multitasking and the “feature” of iPhone OS makes it a bit of a useless thing. Nice for in and around the house. But imagine you sitting in a bus or train with it. Playing some game or whatever. Try it… Take a paper and fold it to a A4 sized slab and see how it not fits with your environment because it’s too big.
The lack of a real OS makes it an iPod. Simple as that. If it has OS X and a desktop it would be a real computer that could replace something. Now it’s just something that adds to what you already have. But at the same time you just know it’s a bit useless because it lacks the software you need.
No iBooks outside the US? What the hell! Is this gonna be like the video store Apple is so happy about but never leaves the States? Damn Apple! Fix that stuff or do not present it as if it’s the greatest thing ever. If i, we in Europe, cannot use it. It’s as good as useless.
The, for me, actual dealbreaker; No multitasking. How can you even try to justify that. A device that you claim will compete with Netbooks but cannot open multiple apps at the same time. Insane! It’s not even a standalone computer. Yeah, it syncs with iTunes. Like your iPhone and iPod.
No file access, if only… only, they had given us a browsable home folder. You know. A place to store and access files outside the app you run at that moment. It is so very simple and obvious. This folder should be shared by default via Wifi and have the subfolders like your mac has. Images, Videos, Music, Documents. Etc. But no. iPhone OS cannot do that. You have to open the Images app to see your images. And you have to open Pages to see your documents. But only the ones Apple supports.
It’s failboat! A big huge failboat!
However, most of it is fixable with software i’m sure. And i hope Apple will, because i want an iPad. Just not this one! For now my iPhone can do more and is more useful.
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January 31st, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Second the opinion and completely agree. You can live without multitasking in a phone, but for a tablet that claims to replace a portable computer (laptop), one would expect to have at least the basic capabilities that a computer offers. Multitasking, file browsing, folder storage to say the least. I can live without the camera, though a camera is one of the most obvious attachments in smart devices of the day. This version of iPad is a complete sink tank. I am an avid Apple user and love all their products, but this one doesnt meet expectations. iPhone OS for iPad is definitely not the solution.
February 1st, 2010 at 8:15 am
I absolutely couldn’t agree more. Also it’s nice how you laid out the specs side by side.
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:11 pm
It´s a shame… my NokiaN95 do much more. Multitasking, 2 cameras, File Browsing, TV-OUT… also 3G, Wi-Fi, etc.
And much more portable.
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:12 pm
By the way, can I use your specs table for an article in portuguese at my site?
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:13 pm
If you’ll link to my article sure