The results
The results speak for themselves, but if you need further explanation, continue reading after the chart.

How we activated array life

We evaluated array activity the aforementioned way we do for all tablets: by always active a cine book on the iPad until its array dies.

We set anniversary book to Airplane approach and adapted its corresponding brightnesses to 150 candelas per aboveboard beat (cd/m2) or as abutting to that amount as possible. For anniversary iPad, that's a bit lower than the center mark on the accuracy scale.

We ran the 720p iPad adaptation of "Toy Story 3." On the Transformer Prime, we ran a 720p adaptation of "Toy Story 3." The new iPad aswell supports 1080p playback of movies, but we've yet to run the array analysis with a cine book at that resolution.

On the iPads, we ran the cine through the Videos app; for the Prime, we acclimated the cine amateur app mVideoPlayer, as it provides a much-needed echo video action that not all built-in Android cine players include.

Analysis

While the new iPad drained faster than the iPad 2, its 12.8 hours of array activity is still the second-highest aftereffect we've apparent on a book application a individual battery. Even compared with the Transformer Prime with its battery-embedded keyboard, the iPad lasted alone 3 hours less. Even added absorbing was that it accomplished this active at that abundantly absorbing 2,048x1,536-pixel resolution.

Looking at the iPad 2 results, we aswell saw affirmation that Apple fabricated some actual allusive array optimizations traveling from adaptation 4.3 to 5.1 of its OS. And although the iPad 2 got 1.4 hours added abstract if watching a movie, about 13 hours of connected 720p playback is annihilation to deride your adenoids at. That gets you an absolute division of "Game of Thrones," with abundant extra ability to clasp in a brace "The Walking Dead" episodes as well. That's a lot of attractive ball you can absorb on just one charge.

We will chase up anon with added iPad array activity results, including Wi-Fi-, 4G, and 1080p tests. Also, analysis out our abounding book array activity account for added comparisons.