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Review The new iPad 16Gb Wi-Fi

I think I will not be much mistaken if I say that there are few people who have not heard about Apple and its "apple" products at all. And if until 2007 these devices were known to a relatively small circle of fans of Mac personal computers and MacBook laptops, then in January 2007 everything changed. The company introduced its first smartphone with the uncomplicated name iPhone - and the whole world started talking about it. But this was not enough for Apple, and in 2010 it stirred up the public once again by offering users another device - the iPad tablet computer. And now it was, I'm not afraid of this word, truly a revolution. At first, there were a lot of negative reviews, but only because people simply did not understand: why is it needed, this tablet? But as soon as the iPad went on sale, many users realized that this was exactly the device that they lacked so much.

If you think that I'm exaggerating in some way, then think about the following figures: 3 million iPads were sold in 80 days from the start of sales, after the release of iPad 2, 1 million devices were sold out in 28 days. Well, the tablets of the latest version - The new iPad - sold like hot cakes: in three days they were sold ... 3 million pieces! It is this version that I would like to devote today's article, since there really is something to talk about.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, introduces The new iPad

By the way, there is one interesting point that slightly discouraged fans and just those users who like Apple products - the name of the new tablet. Everyone expected to see the iPad 3, but "apple" marketers have outdone themselves by giving something unimaginable to the mountain. The new iPad. New iPad. Users decided that they didn’t really need such “happiness”, and began to call it on the Internet with a name that is understandable to themselves - iPad 3. We will not break away from a close cohort and will also use this name in the article.

Review of the new "crafts" Apple would like to start with technical specifications. I have in my hands the cheapest iPad 3 Wi-Fi 16 Gb model, its performance characteristics are given below.

Screen: 9.7-inch glossy capacitive screen, 2048x1536 resolution, LED backlight, Multi-Touch and IPS

CPU: Apple A5X dual-core processor, 1 GHz

Memory: 16 GB Flash, 1 GB RAM

cameras: front - VGA, rear - iSight 5 megapixels

Wireless connections: WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0

Additional modules: accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass

Inputs and outputs: 30-pin connector for docking station, charging and communication with a computer via USB, 3.5 mm headphone jack (mini-jack), built-in speaker, microphone

Operating system: iOS 5.1

Physical Dimensions: 241×186×9.4 mm

The weight: 652 g

Equipment

Apple is famous for its love of simple yet stylish packaging options for its devices. And in the case of the iPad 3, we see the same situation: a simple-looking white cardboard box made of high-quality thick cardboard. On the cover you can see: on top - the image of the tablet, on the side - its name (just the word iPad), on one of the ends - the logo of the iCloud branded "cloud" service.

Having removed the cover, the first thing we see is the tablet itself. Below it are a charger (I got a version with a European plug), a cable for synchronization and recharging, a brochure and two stickers with the company logo.

Appearance and controls

At first glance at the tablet, you understand that there are no visible differences from previous versions. All the same big screen with a diagonal of 9.7 inches, all the same high quality workmanship and already familiar weight. Compared to the iPad 2, the new version of the tablet has become slightly heavier (by about 50 grams) and slightly thicker (by a ridiculous 0.6 mm). The tablet is available in two colors: black and white. As you can see in the photo below, I got the first option in my hands.

On the front panel of the tablet there is a camera (centered above the screen) and a single Home button (also in the center, but already at the bottom of the screen), which performs some operations with the tablet. Some, because most of the actions the user performs with his fingers, and in the new iOS 5, which is initially installed on the iPad 3, these actions have become even more.

Front view

When the screen is unlocked, a single press on the Home button minimizes any application and returns you to the desktop. Pressing again opens the Spotlight screen, where you can search for information stored on your tablet. Double-clicking the Home button opens the access panel to already running applications, and if you swipe to the right, we'll move on to control the brightness of the backlight, the music player, and the volume. If, on the locked tablet, press Home twice, the iPod control panel will appear at the top of the screen.

On the top of the tablet are the power button, microphone and 3.5 mm jack for headphones or speakers.

At the bottom end there is a dock connector.

On the right side are the volume control buttons and the switch to silent mode and vice versa. It can also be used to lock the screen - depending on what is selected in the tablet settings.

On the back of the iPad 3 is the iSight camera at the top and the speaker at the bottom.

Screen

It was with the screen of the new iPad that users had a lot of expectations. Apple understood this very well, so they tried to justify these expectations. If the iPad 2 screen was excellent, with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels and excellent color reproduction, then one thing can be said about the iPad 3 screen - it's great! Judge for yourself: an incredible resolution of 2048x1536 pixels for tablets at the moment and a color reproduction improved by 44%.

If you visually compare the picture on the screen of the new iPad and iPad 2, then at first glance, nothing seems to have changed. In America, they even conducted a test: they took two tablets and showed them to passers-by on the street, offering to determine which one is which. Most never found a difference.

But there is one big BUT: this happens until you try to increase the text in the browser window or another application. And here you immediately understand that the outlines of the letters on the iPad 2 screen look like ladders, but on the new iPad everything looks very, very clear. The same applies to viewing images: the picture is clearer, and the colors are noticeably richer. Browsing sites has become much more comfortable, due to the new resolution, the amount of information displayed on the tablet screen has increased. True, the text is sometimes too small, so zoom is indispensable.

An example of displaying the site poisk-podbor.ru on the iPad 3 screen

Iron

The changes affected not only the screen of the tablet. Displaying images at this resolution required new capacities, so Apple developed a new type of processor, which was called the A5X. At first glance, this is the same A5 with two cores, each of which operates at a frequency of 1 GHz. However, there is a significant difference: the new version uses as many as four graphics cores, while the A5 had only one. Thus, a rather serious reserve for the future has been made, because thanks to such a graphic subsystem, the tablet not only copes with today's games, but will also pull the next novelties, enabling developers to delight us with even better game effects.

Apple engineers correctly judged and in terms of "RAM, there is never too much." Its volume has been doubled compared to the previous version of the tablet - now it is not 512 MB, but 1 GB.

Such changes led to quite expected things: a fairly nimble tablet became even faster. Applications start almost instantly, games have become even more beautiful and faster. Those who like to measure numbers in various benchmarks will especially rejoice.

Battery and runtime

And now, after everything written above, one logical question arises: if everything has become so fast and everything has improved, then what happened to the battery life? Theoretically, it should have decreased. But here, too, the engineers were surprised, because just as the iPad 2 worked for about 10 hours (at an average load), the new iPad works for the same 10 hours. This result is achieved by a new battery, the energy intensity of which has been increased by as much as 70% - from 25 to 42.2 Wh.

For lovers of dry numbers, I will give the tablet's operating time in some modes of use: Internet - 11 hours, video - 10 hours, reading - 11 hours.

Camera

The iPad 2's sore spot was the camera on the back of the tablet. The front one is designed more for transmitting video when communicating via FaceTime or Skype, it has a resolution of 640x480, which is quite enough for the interlocutor to see you. Therefore, there were no hopes for her in terms of "taking a photo" initially, and it is inconvenient to do so. But the back was declared as "shoots video in 720p", and people rubbed their hands, hoping for high-quality photography. But - it didn't work out. It is almost impossible to take pictures with it - wild noises and a ridiculous resolution of 720x960 (although the video really shoots at 720p) when taking pictures nullified any attempts to get high-quality pictures. In fact, the camera is for only one purpose - "let it be." More than once, users have expressed doubts about the advisability of having it on a tablet at all, and the only logical use was to show the interlocutor something in FaceTime or Skype.

But back to our iPad 3. Again, Apple engineers heard the groan of poor users. And again they met them halfway, especially since by that time the iPhone 4S with the new iSight camera module had already begun to be sold. Without hesitation, the developers put this module in a new iPad, however, with a resolution reduced to 5 megapixels (in the iPhone 4S, the camera can take pictures with a resolution of 8 megapixels).

Compared to the iPad 2, the resolution has increased not only for photos, but also for videos. Now it can be shot in 1080p and 30 frames per second. The video turns out just fine, however, as well as the photo. No wonder the camera has as many as 5 optical elements, for good reason.

iPad 3 camera specifications

Of the interesting features, in addition to autofocus and touch focus (by pressing your finger on the screen, you choose what the camera will focus on), face recognition appeared, which became possible thanks to the new iOS 5.1 operating system.

But this issue (the operating system, of course) will be devoted to, because there is something to talk about there. In it, we will consider the operating system itself, some standard applications, the nuances of the tablet, its advantages and disadvantages. And we will draw conclusions based on the results.

We study the cheapest Apple tablet

Unexpectedly for everyone, Apple has released a new iPad - without loud presentations and other fanfare. True, it can be called new with a stretch: there are no technical innovations here, and most of the characteristics correspond to the iPad and iPhone of previous generations. Therefore, perhaps the most interesting feature of the model is its price. In the Russian Apple online store, the new iPad is sold for 25 thousand rubles for the minimum configuration. For comparison, the younger version of the iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch display costs 45 thousand rubles. So is it worth overpaying 20 thousand? We decided to sort it out.

It's no secret that the tablet market has been in decline in recent years. Moreover, although Apple remains the undisputed leader, this also applies to it. Perhaps that is why the company began to seriously revise the iPad lineup, first releasing the iPad Pro with a 12.9-inch display, then complementing it with the iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch screen, and now introducing a budget version - just an iPad that replaced the iPad Air 2 . And it is important that the price for the iPad was set to a minimum, making it even lower than that of the iPad mini 4.

True, there is an important nuance here: Apple has removed the iPad mini 4 from its range with a memory capacity of less than 128 GB. Of course, there are still plenty of them in white retail, including 32 GB options like the new iPad, but they still cost more than the new iPad. In turn, if you buy a new iPad with a memory capacity of 128 GB, then it will be 2 thousand more expensive than the iPad mini 4 with the same volume.

To put it bluntly: there is a lot of confusion. But, apparently, Apple was guided by the desire to make a really affordable tablet, while not giving rise to "cannibalism" within the line. But for this, I had to “kill” the iPad Air 2 and at the same time abandon the iPad mini 4 options with a small amount of memory. At the same time, for the iPad Pro 9.7, the novelty still poses a considerable threat - precisely because of the price. Thus, today the lineup of Apple tablets is as follows: the flagship is iPad Pro 12.9″, the middle version is iPad Pro 9.7″, and the most affordable models are iPad mini 4 and iPad with a diagonal of 9.7″. We decided to study the 2017 iPad in detail and figure out in which cases it is worth buying it, and in which cases it is still better to choose the iPad Pro 9.7 ″ or iPad mini 4.

Let's look at the technical characteristics of the novelty.

2017 Apple iPad Specifications

• SoC Apple A9 1.85 GHz (2 64-bit cores, Twister architecture based on ARMv8-A)
• PowerVR GT7600 GPU
• Apple M9 motion co-processor including barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope
• RAM 2 GB
• Flash memory 32/128 GB
• No memory card support
• Operating system iOS 10.0
• Touchscreen IPS, 9.7″, 2048×1536 (264 ppi), capacitive, multi-touch
• Cameras: front (1.2 MP, 720p FaceTime video) and rear (8 MP, 1080p video)
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz; MIMO support)
• Cellular Internet (optional): UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz), LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38 , 39, 40, 41)
• A2DP LE, GPS / A-GPS (in version with cellular module), Glonass
• Touch ID fingerprint scanner
• 3.5mm stereo headset jack, Lightning dock connector
• Lithium polymer battery 32.9 Wh
• Dimensions 240×170×7.5 mm
• Weight 478 g (version with honeycomb module)

For clarity, let's compare the characteristics of the novelty with the iPad Pro 9.7 ″ and iPad Air 2.

*according to the manufacturer
** version with cellular module, our measurement
*** for version with minimum flash memory and communication capabilities

So what should you pay attention to? First of all, on the Apple A9 SoC: other iPads use a chip with the letter X at the end (A8X, A9X), which are more productive than their "iPhone" counterparts - A8 and A9. However, A8 is used in the iPad mini. So in this parameter, the new iPad is closer to the iPad mini line.

The second point: the maximum amount of internal memory in the new iPad is limited to 128 GB, while the iPad Pro has a variant with 256 GB. And third: the new product is heavier and thicker than both predecessors - in this parameter it approaches the first generation iPad Air. But the battery capacity is slightly larger. But what it gives - it will be possible to understand only with real testing. As well as evaluate the performance of the Apple A9 at this screen resolution in comparison with the Apple A9X, Apple A8X and Apple A8. So let's get started!

Packaging and equipment

The packaging of the new iPad is traditional for Apple tablets and practically does not differ from the packaging of tablets of previous generations. In the photo below, next to the box, there is a package with the only iPad accessory - Smart Cover.

The package bundle of the iPad itself does not promise any surprises: flyers, a charger, a Lightning cable, stickers and a key to remove the SIM card cradle. The charger has the same power as the iPad Pro 9.7″: 10W (2.1A, 5.1V).

In general, it does not matter whether the iPad costs 25 thousand rubles or 83 thousand (the most expensive version of the iPad Pro 12.9″) - the packaging and equipment will be identical. For those who buy an inexpensive device, this should warm the soul :)

Design and accessories

Outwardly, the new iPad is similar to its predecessors, but when we pick it up, we understand that we should still compare it not with the latest generation models (iPad Pro and iPad Air 2), but with the first generation iPad Air. The device is a tad thicker and heavier, and doesn't have that expensive, modern design feel that you usually get from new Apple products. However, one cannot accuse the iPad of cheapness and call its appearance obsolete either. It's just an iPad. No more and no less. Despite the inconsistency of this decision, Apple marketers gave it a surprisingly accurate name.

Like all the latest iPads, there is an all-metal aluminum body, a home button with a fingerprint scanner, front and rear cameras, two volume buttons on the right side. But when compared with the iPad Pro 9.7 ″, then there are differences.

First, the speakers are located only at the bottom, right and left of the Lightning connector. Therefore, there is no stereo sound here. Secondly, the camera does not have a flash, and the camera itself does not protrude above the level of the rear surface. Thirdly, there is no keyboard connector on the left side. Finally, fourthly, the top panel in the version with the LTE module is entirely made of plastic, while on the iPad Pro it is made in the form of a thin plastic strip.

In fact, Apple just took the case of the first generation iPad Air. We didn't have a copy of the iPad Air to compare the two devices to confirm this assumption for sure, but the matching dimensions, coupled with photos of the iPad Air, leave little doubt about this. In principle, such a decision is quite logical: why reinvent the wheel if you can take an existing design and simply replace the components?

At the same time, the key technologies of recent years - a fingerprint scanner and a virtual SIM-card - are present in the new iPad. But there is no compatibility with the Smart Keyboard and Pencil stylus, alas. The first is due to the lack of a dock connector, as mentioned above, the second is due to a different type of screen and glass (this will be discussed in the corresponding section).

Speaking of accessories, the only accessory currently available is the Apple Smart Cover. It is available in five colors (white, navy blue, charcoal grey, red and pink sand). We received a dark blue version for testing. He is pleasant, handsome, although nothing new can be said here. Alas, there is no case for the iPad, but if you suddenly have a case for the first generation iPad Air lying around, it should fit without problems.

Summarizing the above, we note that Apple used the design of the first generation iPad Air in the new iPad - with all the ensuing consequences in terms of functionality and weight and size parameters. But unlike the 2013 tablet, the novelty has a fingerprint scanner, and this is the main thing.

Screen

The new iPad has a screen with a diagonal of 9.7 inches and a resolution of 2048 × 1536 - in general, exactly the same parameters as the iPad Air 2. With the latest iOS update, the Night Shift function has appeared, designed to correct the image in an optimal way (in terms of physiology ) to work with the tablet before going to bed.

Detailed testing of the screen was performed by the editor of the sections "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" Alexey Kudryavtsev. Below is his conclusion.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are worse than those of the screen of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Apple iPad (A1823), then in all comparative photographs they can be distinguished by size):

The screen on the Apple iPad (A1823) is slightly lighter (brightness in photos is 127 versus 114 on the Nexus 7). This is due to the fact that there is an air gap between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix. Due to the presence of glass/air and air/matrix boundaries with very different refractive indices, such screens do not look good in conditions of intense external illumination. But their repair in the case of a cracked outer glass is much cheaper, since only the glass itself needs to be changed. In this case, the situation is partially corrected by the effective anti-reflective coating of the screen. There is also a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating on the outer surface of the screen (effective, but still worse than the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much more easily, and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

With manual brightness control and with a white field displayed in full screen, the maximum brightness value was about 500 cd / m², the minimum - 3.9 cd / m². The maximum brightness is very high, and given the good anti-reflective properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors will be at an acceptable level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. In the presence of automatic brightness control by light sensor (it is located to the left of the front camera eye). Auto-brightness works in the old Apple style (remember 2012) - the brightness can only increase as the ambient light level increases. However, if you put the tablet into sleep mode and turn it on again, the brightness will be set in accordance with the external light level, that is, it will decrease in the dark. This function depends on the position of the brightness slider at the current ambient light level, so the user may try to influence the operation of this function. Having adjusted the brightness in complete darkness and in office conditions, we found that in complete darkness the automatic brightness adjustment function reduces the brightness to 18 cd / m², in an office lit by artificial light (about 550 lux) the brightness rises to 200 cd / m², in very bright environment (corresponding to a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) is set to 500 cd/m². The result suited us. It turns out that the auto-brightness function works more or less adequately and to some extent allows the user to customize their work to individual requirements. At any brightness level, there is no significant backlight modulation, so there is no screen flicker.

This tablet uses an IPS type matrix. Micrographs show a typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even at large deviations of the gaze from the perpendicular to the screen and without inverting shades. For comparison, here are photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of the Apple iPad (A1823) and Nexus 7, while the brightness of the screens is initially set to about 200 cd / m² (white field in full screen), and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K.

White field perpendicular to the screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field.

And a test picture:

The color balance is slightly different, the color saturation is normal.

Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much on both screens and the contrast remained at a high level.

And the white box:

The brightness at an angle at the screens has decreased (at least 4 times, based on the difference in shutter speed), but in the case of the Apple iPad (A1823), the brightness drop is less. The black field, when deviated diagonally, is lightened weakly and acquires a purple or red-violet hue. The photos below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is approximately the same!):

And from another angle:

When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is excellent:

Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is normal - about 800:1. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 18ms (10ms on + 8ms off). The transition between 25% and 75% grayscale (according to the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 25 ms. The gamma curve constructed from 32 points with an equal interval according to the numerical value of the shade of gray did not reveal a blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows. The fit exponent is 2.05, slightly below the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates little from the power dependence:

The color gamut is almost equal to sRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix filters moderately mix the components to each other:

As a result, visually the colors have a natural saturation. The balance of shades on the gray scale is good, since the color temperature is slightly higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the black body spectrum (ΔE) is less than 10, which is considered acceptable for a consumer device. At the same time, the color temperature and ΔE change little from shade to shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance does not matter much there, and the measurement error of color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

Work in LTE networks

The tablet will work on almost all LTE networks, and also supports the Apple SIM virtual SIM card (read more about what it is and how to use it).

LTE reception is solid. Speed ​​measurements using the Speedtest.net iOS application (using a Beeline SIM card) showed normal results both for receiving data and for downloading. However, the results may strongly depend on the operator, the place of testing, network congestion at a particular moment, etc.

iPad supports hot-swap and SIM-swap (no reboot), as well as all the latest LTE and Wi-Fi standards (LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi 5GHz 802.11ac). We did not notice any differences from the iPad Pro here.

Camera

Camera capabilities and specs are another aspect where the new iPad falls short of the iPad Pro but matches the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4. 4K video recording is not supported, nor is 240 fps slo-mo (120 fps only) . The resolution of the main module is 8 megapixels. Here are some examples of the pictures he takes.

	Macro photography is good, but not perfect. The iPad Pro did better with this.
	It is impossible to distinguish the numbers of cars (although they were visible to the naked eye during the shooting). However, we cannot call the image fuzzy.
	Sharping on the wires is practically absent.
	When the image is enlarged to its original size, some blurring is noticeable, but at the same time the tree branches are worked out quite well.
	To distant plans, the sharpness drops a little.

In general, the camera, although worse than that of the iPad Pro, is, strictly speaking, more than enough for typical tablet use. The pictures are good, clear enough, so for shooting documents or a random picture on the street, when for some reason the phone is not at hand, the iPad will fit without problems.

Video shooting also pleased us - an example is possible (1920 × 1080, 64.4 MB). Yes, unlike the iPad Pro, there is no 4K support, but, again, how often do you need to shoot 4K on a tablet? Perhaps, if the manufacturer has a goal to make a budget tablet, then the first thing you should save on is the camera. But Apple did not save radically and found a perfect balance between quality and price. The same, however, applies to the new iPad as a whole.

findings

Apple has released a device not for geeks, demanding pros or fans of design chips, but for ordinary people. For those who do not need 4K video shooting, top performance, work with expensive accessories, but need just a tablet. Surf the Internet, read emails and books, watch movies, play games... Basically, do everything that the vast majority of tablet buyers do.

At the same time, what is important, the owners of the new iPad will not have a constant feeling that this is a budget device - they say, they saved on that, and on this ... Performance is more than sufficient for everyday use, the screen is excellent, there is even a fingerprint scanner - today it is no longer a luxury and entertainment for geeks, but an essential technology that significantly increases the comfort and safety of using a tablet. Plus, excellent battery life. Yes, the screen here has an air gap, and not OGS, as in more expensive iPads, however, again, this is even a plus for ordinary users: it's no secret that the most common tablet failure is associated with a broken screen. So, replacing a display in which the glass is separated from the matrix is ​​several times cheaper.

In fact, if you (or the person you are helping to choose a tablet) do not have a clear understanding of why he needs the iPad Pro, then you can safely take the new iPad, thus saving almost twice. Children pester and ask to buy "an iPad, like everyone else" - buy an iPad. A friend asks for advice on a tablet, “so that my wife can read books in the subway and play educational games with her child” - we safely recommend the iPad. With this new product, Apple dealt a severe blow to competitors, most of which play in the field “almost like Apple, but cheaper”, but retained the highest bar of quality. Well, we will expect innovations and technological breakthroughs from the future iPad Pro.

Greetings!
Since you have landed on this page, it means that today, or maybe a couple of days ago, you bought yourself a brand new iPhone or iPad, and you don’t know how to connect it to the Internet - guess what? Then read to the end, in this article I will tell you in detail how to connect an Apple iPad to Wi-Fi. Go!

iPad + Wi-Fi - Connect to a visible network

Since you still haven't been able to access the Internet from your iPad, it means that you have a version without a 3g module and support for SIM cards. In this case, you will definitely need Wi-Fi. To turn it on, click on the "Settings" menu icon.

and go to the "Wi-Fi" section

A list of currently available networks will open to connect our iPad to WiFi. We need either the one from which there is a password, or free to connect - it is indicated by the Wi-Fi icon without a lock.

Click on the selected network, enter the password

and voila - the Internet appeared!

How to connect iPad to an invisible Wi-Fi network?

However, there are also networks that may not be visible in this list. This is done specifically to ensure greater security, so that various idiots do not try to crack it by guessing passwords. In order to connect to such a network, you need to know the following data:

• SSID - that is, the name
• Encryption type - usually WPA2
• Password

About how, read in detail in another article.

If Wi-Fi on iPad is not working?

One of the reasons why WiFi on iPad does not work, although the connection is active, may be the use of such settings in the wireless network, in which the IP address must be specified manually. To do this, also go to "Settings - WiFi" and click on the name of our network. Here we click on the item "Set IP"

and select "Manual"

manually enter the data provided by the system administrator (or look in the settings of the router that distributes the wireless signal):

• IP address - the address that the iPad will have
• Subnet mask
• Router - router address

Going back a step, you can also set DNS - - usually this is the same address of the router

I hope that with this detailed instruction you will not have any problems connecting your Apple iPad to Wi-Fi!

This question was asked to me by a reader and part-time my friend AlexMC at the post office: “I'm struggling with the choice. What is the fundamental difference between iPad Wi-Fi and iPad 3G?”.

I will try to find the differences for him and for everyone, and only then let everyone decide which iPad is more suitable for him?

In total, I counted 6 significant differences.

1. Price difference between iPad Wi-Fi and iPad 3G

This is the main factor that stops buyers from purchasing the iPad 3G model. I will not hide and for me it was a fundamental factor. The point here is that when we bought an iPad in Thailand, there was not so much information on the network, there were not so many models brought to stores either. In fact, only 16 GB iPad Wi-Fi and 64 GB iPad 3G were imported: that is, the older model and the younger one. Accordingly, the difference in price was just a huge 22,500 Thai baht and 40,000 (prices have probably changed). I didn’t want to pay an additional 17,500 baht (17,000 rubles), because we didn’t even hold the iPad in our hands then and didn’t know whether we would like it or not.

Now the difference in price between different iPads is significant. Here is an example with American prices:

The iPad Mini 16 GB Wi-Fi is $329, while the same model with 3G is $459. That is 130 dollars. The difference in prices in Russia is much higher.

2. The presence of a 3G (or LTE) module

The presence of the 3G module in the iPad 3G model allows you to access the Internet without being tied to wi-fi points. On the one hand, this is a huge plus, since you essentially have the Internet almost everywhere (where there is 3G coverage), but there are also disadvantages - the cost of traffic via 3G will have to be paid additionally. But even if you live in the outback, then such functionality is still useless for you. Over the past couple of years, 3G networks have become so widespread that in any more or less large city, connecting your iPad to 3G is not a problem. If you are not sure about the availability of 3G in the city, then we go to the mobile phone salon before buying and specify the tariffs and coverage area.

Also, the presence of the module affects additional items in the settings.

3. Duration of work from battery

No, you don’t think that there are different batteries, it’s just logical to assume that if you have a 3G module, then you will use it for its intended purpose. This module requires additional power and therefore the battery runs out faster. The difference can reach 20 percent, which seems quite significant to me. This is with the active use of 3G.

4. External difference

The back of the iPad 3G is made up of black plastic at the top to improve 3G reception. And the back of the iPad Wi-Fi model is completely covered in metal.

The 3G model for using the 3G network has a SIM card slot located on the iPad 3G case.

5. Difference between iPad Wi-Fi and iPad 3G in GPS module

This is a very important point, I would even pay a few thousand extra if this module was introduced into our iPad Wi-Fi and then I definitely don’t need a 3G model. The GPS module allows you to feel confident while traveling. Interestingly, some sources say that GPS works thanks to the Internet, but this is not true. For many people, this module is in fact the main reason for buying the iPad 3G.

Somehow, visually, the GPS module on the iPad case is not indicated in any way. An example of a program that uses GPS is Sygic maps.

6. Weight difference between iPad Wi-Fi and iPad 3G

The 3G model is slightly heavier: 0.68 kg Wi-Fi model; 0.73 kg, Wi-Fi + 3G model; Say there is little difference. Well, from experience I will say that the iPad Wi-Fi is quite heavy, so the extra 50 grams is definitely not a very pleasant factor.

The figures are given on the example of the first iPad.

Which model should I choose iPad Wi-Fi or iPad 3G? This is the very first question that arises for everyone who wants to buy an iPad. I give a guarantee that if you like the device, then regardless of the version. If your abilities allow, then take the 3G version, if you will use the iPad mainly at home, where there is an access point, then the 3G version does not make sense and you can save money.

If there was a question of choosing an edge between iPad Wi-Fi 64 gigabytes or iPad 3G 16 gigabytes. I would still stay in favor of more space. But it's me, and you still have to choose.