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iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad 3: Boot Time [Video]

iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad 3: Boot Time [Video]

Posted April 2, 2012 at 2:45am by
Check out this video comparing the boot times of the iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad 3 on iOS 5.1.

Please note the video is synced on the down click of the power button. The logos are supposed to appear at different times.


Surprisingly, the boot time has got slightly slower over each generation; however, Apple has added new hardware features with each new model. While we had the iPad 2 beating out the iPad 3 by about 3 seconds, CNET's tests have the iPad 2 beating the iPad 3 by a whopping 13 seconds.

Take a look below...




*You might also want to check out our iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad 3: Network Speed Test here.
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Comments (12)
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Nick
Nick - April 11, 2012 at 5:07am
April 1st joke!
Cary1329
Cary1329 - April 3, 2012 at 11:02pm
Dont know if its me but did you guy noticed the different time on the video 8:03 8:05 8:08 weird!!!
LOL
LOL - April 4, 2012 at 1:37pm
Yeah,genius,it's the same guy turning on one iPad at a time,then he merge all videos in a single one....d'oh...
WhatdaF
WhatdaF - April 3, 2012 at 7:46pm
I never off my iPad so why do i care so much?? But non the less, good testing tho.. not so actuate but still....
JudgeMe
JudgeMe - April 3, 2012 at 6:36am
and the point of this video is?
Moo
Moo - April 2, 2012 at 9:14am
Thats NOT TRUE.....I have tested it myself and iPad 3 boots in 21 Seconds only
dt
dt - April 2, 2012 at 4:39am
Why does this matter at all? Who cares???
EduMaster
EduMaster - April 2, 2012 at 3:56am
Surprisingly I did and my iPad 3 did 25.03 segs. And something more, when I pushed the sleep buttom appeared instanly the apple.
VeaYo
VeaYo - April 2, 2012 at 3:18am
Why ipad3 boot time is slower than ipad1?
Sephiroth
Sephiroth - April 2, 2012 at 3:04am
Does anyone knows music name ?
Stefan
Stefan - April 2, 2012 at 2:21pm
=))))
JudgeMe
JudgeMe - April 3, 2012 at 6:35am
that cracked me up real bad! LOL!!
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