I decided to upgrade my tablet (Ipad 4 retina) after using it for almost 4 years. Ipad 4 is quite good. Although display is not as good as the latest Ipads and not as light, still it is one of the best Ipad of its generation. On thing that I really don’t like is the weight. It is tiresome if you hold it for a long time or when you use it for watching movies or just browsing the web. Also, it has large bezel, really large.
As an upgrade, I bought an Ipad 2017. It is light, very bright screen, loud and it's the cheapest Ipad. Of course, for Apple to bring down the the price, it has to cut corners. There are two things I don’t like about this Ipad. All of them is related to the display, i.e. display doesn't have anti-reflective coating which make it difficult to use a well lit environment even if you crank up the brightness level. It is like like watching in a mirror where you can see what's behind you. Worst, the screen is not laminated which add reflectiveness to the display. But if you are tight in budget and will not nitpick, then this Ipad would do just fine. One thing I learned, if you love to watch movies, go for the space gray instead of the models with white bezel. The black bezel tend to enhance the screen and less distractive. I bought a gold model and really feel distracted by the white bezel. So, after 5 months of use, I decided to sell it and bought an Ipad pro 10.5.
Ipad pro 10.5 is the latest model that Apple released. It is loaded with some fancy features, such as, bigger screen although dimension is only slightly bigger than Ipad 9.7. Apple attained this size by making the bezel thinner. It has 120hz refresh rate for better screen response specially noticeable if you are using apple pencil as it almost no lag when writing to the screen. Sadly, movies are still not using 120hz, so there was no improvement on that area. Games is another biggest gainer of the faster refresh rate.
I just notice that when 120hz is activated, like when using Apple pencil, the Ipad heats up a bit but not to the point that it will burn you.
I really like the screen. Not reflective and true tone soften the screen to make it easy to the eyes. It means that reading can be less stressful to your eyes. The sound is awesome! The 4 speakers that auto-configure itself can really fill the room. This is one area this Ipad really fly.
The model I bought is the 64GB, 4GB RAM, space gray (remember the movie?). I bought it from Trinoma in Quezon City for 37,000 pesos (around 700 USD). Payment is through 24 months instalment using BDO credit card. I got a thousand discount courtesy of the credit card promo.
So far, I am enjoying the Ipad. I use it for almost anything, like browsing the web, watching Netflix movies, reading news and Kindle books. No regrets.
Speck Ipad case
I am using Speck Ipad case with black color. It provides a good protection as it hugs the Ipad and overlapped a little on the corners for extra protection. It is a little heavy but protection is superb. 5 stars.
Armor Tech Glass Screen Protector
I bought this from Amazon. Shipping is through my-shoppingbox.com. The screen protector is very clear and easy to apply - no bubbles. It is also finger print resistant - no messy screen. It add a little reflectiveness to the screen though but ignorable. 5 starts.
Super clear glass protector...
Primary Apps
I let go of this Ipad 2017...
So, what happened to the Ipad 4? My wife is now the proud owner of it.
As an upgrade, I bought an Ipad 2017. It is light, very bright screen, loud and it's the cheapest Ipad. Of course, for Apple to bring down the the price, it has to cut corners. There are two things I don’t like about this Ipad. All of them is related to the display, i.e. display doesn't have anti-reflective coating which make it difficult to use a well lit environment even if you crank up the brightness level. It is like like watching in a mirror where you can see what's behind you. Worst, the screen is not laminated which add reflectiveness to the display. But if you are tight in budget and will not nitpick, then this Ipad would do just fine. One thing I learned, if you love to watch movies, go for the space gray instead of the models with white bezel. The black bezel tend to enhance the screen and less distractive. I bought a gold model and really feel distracted by the white bezel. So, after 5 months of use, I decided to sell it and bought an Ipad pro 10.5.
Ipad pro 10.5 is the latest model that Apple released. It is loaded with some fancy features, such as, bigger screen although dimension is only slightly bigger than Ipad 9.7. Apple attained this size by making the bezel thinner. It has 120hz refresh rate for better screen response specially noticeable if you are using apple pencil as it almost no lag when writing to the screen. Sadly, movies are still not using 120hz, so there was no improvement on that area. Games is another biggest gainer of the faster refresh rate.
I just notice that when 120hz is activated, like when using Apple pencil, the Ipad heats up a bit but not to the point that it will burn you.
I really like the screen. Not reflective and true tone soften the screen to make it easy to the eyes. It means that reading can be less stressful to your eyes. The sound is awesome! The 4 speakers that auto-configure itself can really fill the room. This is one area this Ipad really fly.
The model I bought is the 64GB, 4GB RAM, space gray (remember the movie?). I bought it from Trinoma in Quezon City for 37,000 pesos (around 700 USD). Payment is through 24 months instalment using BDO credit card. I got a thousand discount courtesy of the credit card promo.
So far, I am enjoying the Ipad. I use it for almost anything, like browsing the web, watching Netflix movies, reading news and Kindle books. No regrets.
Speck Ipad case
I am using Speck Ipad case with black color. It provides a good protection as it hugs the Ipad and overlapped a little on the corners for extra protection. It is a little heavy but protection is superb. 5 stars.
Armor Tech Glass Screen Protector
I bought this from Amazon. Shipping is through my-shoppingbox.com. The screen protector is very clear and easy to apply - no bubbles. It is also finger print resistant - no messy screen. It add a little reflectiveness to the screen though but ignorable. 5 starts.
Super clear glass protector...
Primary Apps
- Onedrive - I use this to upload my file. My MS Office365 comes with 1 terabytes of cloud storage. Not bad.
- MS Office - The subscription is for MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
- Youtube - I normally use this to watch local shows.
- Flipboard - Source of local and international news. Make me keep abreast of the current events.
- Netflix - Binged watching my favorite series and occasional great movies.
I let go of this Ipad 2017...
So, what happened to the Ipad 4? My wife is now the proud owner of it.
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