The Squabble Between iPad Vs Kindle

So you want to buy an e-Reader, but you don't know which one to buy? Well you have come to the right place because in the following article we will be looking at each of these hot products that are flying off the shelves. We will pit each one against one another under several different categories to find out which will reign supreme. But ultimately only you know which you prefer, so which is better, the Apple iPad or the Amazon Kindle?

For thousands of years man has read books! Books printed on paper! But in the last few years this has suddenly become lame. Who wants to be seen with an old fashioned book when you could be reading on a shiny new e-Reader. Many people said that the e-Reader would never catch on, but how foolish must they feel now, major egg on face! The e-Reader is one of the hottest products on the market at the moment and they are getting even more popular. Two of the most famous and equally popular are the Apple iPad and the Amazon Kindle. Both are fighting it out for this newly emerging and highly profitable market. But which one will win your custom? iPad vs Kindle, let the squabble begin!

Design

These two products have very different designs for what is essentially a simple concept, to read books electronically. The iPad follows in the footsteps of it's siblings the iPod and iPhone by being sleek, sexy and uber cool. A large, full colour LCD touchscreen allows the user to realistically turn pages with just a single swipe of the finger across the screen and you can zoom into pages if you find any print too small with the use of two fingers. The only draw back of this is persistent fingerprints, but a quick wipe with a suitable cloth gets rid of them easily. The iPad screen is also backlit with the ability to adjust the brightness, which means that you can read all of your books in the dark. The Kindle is, well let's face it, no where near as sexy or cool as the iPad, but for what it lacks in style it more than makes up for in practicality. You can read the Kindle in direct sunlight due to it's E-ink screen, however this only offers 16 shades of grey and can struggle with some graphics.

To compare the two based on design, the iPad would win hands down. Yes, the Kindle does the job of allowing the user to read books, however the iPad let's you do it in style.

Battery

The iPad has a battery life of approximately 10 hours, which is more than than enough for the average person to read in a single sitting. This is however annihilated by the Kindle which can go for days and weeks without needing a charger. Amazon claims that it will last up to a month with the wireless turned off. Kindle wins hands down!

Portability

Admittedly, either of these are infinitely better than hauling all the physical books and magazines around on your back, but for simple everyday portability the iPad is beaten by the feather like Kindle. Apple's iPad is 680g (iPad 2 is 600g) compared to the Kindle weighing in at 247g.

The iPad is 13mm thick (iPad 2 is 8.6mm) Compared to the Kindle which is 8.6mm. The Kindle can be carried around in your back pocket due to it's size (190 x 123mm), whereas the iPad needs to be carried around in a bag due to it's larger size (243 x 190mm). Therefore the Kindle is king in the portability category.

Content

The point of having an e-Reader is to let you read the books that you want to read. The Amazon Kindle has a vast library of books of over half a million for you to download and read. It also allows you to read blogs, newspapers and magazines that are uploaded to your device daily. This amazing amount of content simply cant compete with the huge volume of content that is available on the iPad. This is because the Kindle is exclusively for Amazon content, whereas the iPad has access to it's own iBooks store, the whole of the amazon kindle library through the Kindle App, and many other vast libraries of content through corresponding apps, as well as being able to download and read PDFs from anywhere on the web. The iPad wins easily due to it's vastly superior amounts of content.

Price

Currently here are the versions that you can buy for an approximate price at today's prices;

iPad 2

Wi-Fi...................................?399. ($650). (?450)

3G access...........................?2-15 a month. ($3.25-24.45). (?2.26-16.96) Varies depending on network

Kindle 3

Wi-Fi only..........................?111. ($180). (?125)

3G lifetime access.............?152. ($248). (?172)

Prices obviously vary from shop to shop, and currency to currency, and you can buy more expensive models with larger storage capacity. Amazon tends to sell their books much cheaper than iBooks do. My advice would be to shop around and find the best price/bundle for you!

Conclusion

Well pitting these two products against each other is a bit unfair due to the varying uses of the iPad. If you are after a device to solely read books on then buy a Kindle, it's a great product and serves it's purpose excellently. If however you are looking for a device to read books on AND do other things like listen to music, write, draw, watch movies, surf the Internet, do presentations, things for work, view photos, etc. then the iPad is for you. Ultimately, only you know which you prefer, so which do you think is better, the Apple iPad or the Amazon Kindle?

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Choosing Between iPad and iPhone 4

iPad is an Apple device that has got all those tons of advertisements, reviews and magic features, generating record sales. However, you might still haven't been assured that it is worth buying. You might be more of an iPhone user, and probably you have had the iPhone for a while so far, and even bought recently an iPhone 4. Still, you are intrigued by another device - iPad, and want to compare it to your beloved iPhone 4 in specific aspects. Below you may find the answers to many of your questions regarding the two gadgets.

First of all, for those frequent readers the best thing in the iPad is the size of its screen. Although iPhone 4 is quite sufficient for using the iBooks app, you can also get access to the iBooks with the iPad. And although the Retina display of iPhone 4 is very impressive, it's still just 3.5 inches in size. The only thing the user must never forget to prolong the pleasure of reading is to protect the display and the device itself with a reliable iPhone 4 case. At the same time, the iPad has a 9.7 inch screen, which is almost thrice bigger than the iPhone's one. Of course, the phone can be all right for doing some e-reading, but if you do it all the time, the size really matters, as your eyes can get tired from reading the small font. The preference in this case should undoubtedly be given to the iPad as the ideal reading device for reading and similar activities.

As for viewing videos and other media, the Retina display of iPhone 4 is again very impressive. Moreover, while the iPad has a better resolution as compared to the iPhone 4′s (1,024x768 vs. 960x640), the latter can boast of an excellent pixel density of 326pi. It's Apple that should be granted the respect for succeeding in creating the highest resolution phone screen with amazing graphics. However, the size also matters here, as well as in the ebooks case. Although the graphics on the Apple iPad are not as razor sharp as on the iPhone 4, they are still easy on the eyes, so a 9.7 inch screen can beat out a 3.5 inch one in terms of viewing videos and similar media.

Let's move to the typing issue, like emailing and so on. Here, again, iPhone 4 definitely succeeds for emails and similar writing tasks. But if you decide to write long letters or even to create papers for work, then typing on the smaller display of iPhone 4 can tire your fingers after a while. Working with the iPad, your fingers will get more space to type. Besides, you can also connect a physical keyboard to the gadget to enjoy even more natural typing experience. However, you can't protect the latter with a cover like iPhone 4 case, so its security is under the question. Again, iPad wins, but not in the terms of protection.

Moving further we'll see how the Apple iPad stacks up to the iPhone 4 in terms of other activities and features, like storage and processing performance. Those users that usually need tons of storage out of their gadgets will be interested in the following comparison. Looking at the options of storage, we can see that iPhone 4 offers just two storage capacity versions: 16GB or 32GB, while the iPad offers three of them: 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB. Of course, 64GB version of iPad will beat the iPhone 4′s maximum capacity. However, 32GB is sufficient enough for a phone. The difference is just in the types of devices - the iPad, for example, is a much larger gadget, which can even be compared to a laptop. Therefore, it should be able to store plenty of data to confirm its rank of a do-it-all gadget. Normally, the user would opt to use the iPad as a device for storing lots of content like work data, films, music, and games. However, regardless of iPad's 64GB version existing, it's still a disappointment that such a big gadget has such scanty memory capacity. Perhaps, Apple should consider the way to add more storage capacity in the future.

When talking about processing performance, a surprise is emerging: both iPad and iPhone 4 feature Apple's 1GHz A4 processor. The next surprise is that the iPhone 4′s 512MB of RAM twice exceeds the amount of it in the iPad. Quite unexpected result for the difference in size and expectations - thinking logically you would assume the opposite as the case. Extra RAM installed in iPhone 4 ensures its smoother performance. As for the iPad, it will hopefully get more memory in the future.

The final part of the comparison discussion will be devoted to differences in design and camera features. There are lots of people admiring to take pictures of themselves, their friends, and other moments of life. So the question of the camera will be vital for them when choosing between iPhone 4 and iPad. Actually, we can guess what they would opt for at the very beginning, because there can't be any comparison on this ground. For some reason, Apple designers took the decision to not include any type of camera on the iPad at all. Nobody knows the exact reason for this, and the assumptions vary. Some of the Apple fans think that the device is just too clunky to include a camera. However, the absence of a front facing camera can't be explained with this fact. Most of the laptops are clunky, but still come with integrated webcams. So it's unclear why Apple neglected this area - perhaps, with the intention to include a camera on the next generation of the device, and generate high sales of it in the future. On the contrary, the iPhone 4 has as much as two cameras - a main 5-megapixel camera on the back and a smaller VGA camera at front for video chatting. The only worry is again to keep them protected, but a usual iPhone 4 case would be sufficient for that. So if even the phone takes this matchup so easily, the iPad could theoretically take it without any effort at all.

Finally, the iPhone could be preferred by those looking for both powerful and compact device. Most of the users appreciate that iPhone can fit easily in a purse or similar bag. In these terms iPad won't fit into the purse unless the latter is quite large. Moreover, it won't even fit in your pockets, so it can't be called a portable device, but it also shouldn't be. The device of such a type is not meant to compete with a mobile phone in point of portability, as it is rather of a home laptop class. And in that very class it can be considered highly portable, making itself so popular. So, in terms of size, iPhone 4 undoubtedly wins, but the iPad is very portable in its class as well.

That's about it. Both gadgets have advantages and disadvantages, offering just different features. Either way, having any of them is a strong addition to your gadgets collection. It's up to you what to choose - a do-it-all tablet, or a do-it-all phone.

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The Difference Between iPhone Apps and iPad Apps

The iPhone and iPad, as everyone knows, are two highly popular, bestselling gadgets from Apple. The iPhone is a smart phone that can be used to make calls, send text and email messages, read books on, play music and videos, browse the Internet, and many more. The number of applications that can be downloaded and used on the iPhone is only limited by its storage capacity-and the purse of the iPhone owner. Some applications (or "apps" for short) are free, while others cost a certain amount, usually $1 or $2 for the most popular apps. On the other hand, the iPad is a much larger tablet device, which is used mainly for connecting online, reading books, and playing multimedia files. Basically, the iPad can do all the things that the iPhone is capable of, except make calls and send text messages. (There are some iPad apps that do allow the sending of texts, but with certain restrictions.)

In short, the iPhone and the iPad are much the same in terms of what they can do. Their glaring difference is that the iPhone is a phone, and the iPad is not. In other words, the iPhone can be-and is primarily-used to make phone calls, while the iPad is more like a netbook or portable personal computer. Another difference that stands out is their sizes. The iPhone has a 480?320 touchscreen, while the iPad has a much larger one that measures 1024?768 pixels. Looking at the two devices, about six iPhone units can be placed on the surface of an iPad.

The size difference is a key factor in comparing iPad and iPhone apps. Practically all iPhone apps (except those for making calls) may be downloaded on the iPad. The apps will work pretty much the same except that they will appear bigger to fit the larger iPad touchscreen. But not all apps meant for the iPad will work on the smaller iPhone. Apps that are native to the iPad use greater detail to take advantage of the larger touchscreen space. If these apps could be "shrunk" on the smaller iPhone screen, they wouldn't look as great-in fact, they might as well be unreadable. This is the reason why native iPad apps cannot be downloaded to an iPhone. But, just to make a point clear, the reverse can be done: most iPhone apps can be downloaded to and used on an iPad.

Examples of native iPad apps that won't work on the iPhone are magazine and newspaper apps. On the iPad, a magazine spread looks great and is very readable. But imagine the same on an iPhone screen. The pictures and text in a magazine or newspaper article won't simply fit on the smaller space.

Can it be said then that apps are better on the iPad than on the iPhone? This is close to the truth, but it's not quite there yet. While it is true that practically all iPhone apps can migrate to and function well on the iPad, an aesthetic loss is incurred in the process. Apps that are native to the iPhone, when viewed in an enlarged manner on the iPad, look less sharp, more pixelated. One may see jagged edges and blurry parts on the graphics of these apps. This naturally results from enlarging or doubling graphics originally composed for a smaller screen. This effect is known as "pixel doubling."

To correct pixel doubling, the iPad user is given the option to view a native iPhone app in its original, smaller size. Thus, on the iPad, the app will occupy just about one-half of the screen. For some native iPhone apps, there is also an option to download a higher-resolution version. With this, the app looks great on the iPad as it does on the iPhone.

There too are apps that have both iPad and iPhone versions. The user simply has to download the correct version to enjoy the apps with all their graphics and functionality intact.

Find reviews on new apps for iPhone and iPod touch, ipad games, and everything else at AppCraver.com, a website dedicated to app reviews for all of the iDevices.

iPad WiFi Versus iPad 3G - Five Major Differences Between iPad WiFi and iPad 3G

So, what's the difference between an iPad with WiFi and an iPad with 3G plus WiFi. It's a question that seems to come up frequently, so I thought it would be worth finding out some answers to the question.

I've found five major differences between the two models and keep on looking for more. Here are the five differences:

Number 1: Limited connectivity vs. Extensive connectivity. With the iPad WiFi your connectivity to the internet is limited to areas where you can access the web via WiFi. With the 3G version of the iPad you can connect both via WiFi or the 3G cellular network. That means it should have connectivity anywhere you get cell phone coverage. To get the same coverage with the WiFi version you would need a portable WiFi, like Verizon's MiFi or some of the smart phones that can act like a WiFi.

Number 2: You Pay for More Connectivity. The 3G iPad costs more to buy. At the time I write this, the difference is about $130 in the US. To use the 3G wireless service you need to have a wireless data plan with you carrier. In the US, AT&T provides data plans for a price. To start they had a $14.99 per month data plan with 250MB of data included and a $30 per month "unlimited" plan. The unlimited plan was discontinued pretty quickly and now you can get 2G of data for $25 per month.

Number 3: iPad with 3G also has built in GPS service. The WiFi version can do some triangulation; you need a 3G iPad to get a really accurate location fix.

Number 4: Some small physical differences. On the back of the 3G iPad there is a black plastic section that enables the iPad to get a better connection to the wireless network. The 3G version also has a door on the side for you to insert the Micro SIM card. These differences are probably not that big a deal given that you will probably want to use an iPad cover to protect your iPad.

Number 5: Shorter Battery Life for the 3G. Using the 3G network chews up more battery. From what I have read it cuts battery life from about 10 hours down to between 7 and 8 hours. Not bad, but it does count at the end of a long day.

So to sum it up, if you are just using the iPad around the house, get the WiFi version and if you need to use it out in the field you are probably better off getting the 3G version of the iPad.

For more news and information on the iPad, check out the iPad Covers Guide, where we try to find the best iPad accessories. And if you need some content, you can find some great audiobooks for iPad over at at Castlibrary.com.