Someone recently benchmarked the updated speed of the iPad 2 as it relates to JavaScript and it blew it out of the water:
The good news for anyone thinking of buying the iPad 2 is that it did incredibly well in the test, outperforming all the rivals we have in the building to compare with it. That includes the original iPad, which at first was nearly 4x slower to get through the test than the new version. The iPad 2 has a new, dual-core processor inside it which, at first glance, seems responsible for all of this extra speed.
Incidentally, when you compare the iPad to the other devices we tested, Android phones and tablets don’t come out particularly well. The Galaxy Tab is more than 3x slower than the iPad 2 in this test, and about 2x slower than the original iPad with the new software. The Google Nexus S smart phone doesn’t fare too well either, at nearly 3x slower than the iPad 2.
There’s really good news for iPhone 4 owners out there: when it arrives, iOS 4.3 will deliver a 2.5x speed increase in this test.
Wow.
Yes, I will be getting an iPad 2.
[via Cnet]
Mickey says
Funny they don’t mention the Xoom in there. I’ve heard it’s just a smidge faster on this test (2083 for the Xoom, 2095 for the iPad 2), but close enough to call them even.
Still, why omit it from the chart? While the iPad 2 will certainly be the best selling tablet this year by a wide margin, the Xoom is the closest competitor.
Matthew Snider says
It could be due to the fact that it is outrageously priced? The Xoom, while I think it is a great device, lacks any sort of common sense when it comes to the price point.
I will most likely grab an iPad2 around Christmas IF the 3 is not out by then.
Mickey says
I agree that the price should be lower, and hopefully will be when the wifi-only model comes out next month. If it indeed comes out at $539 (as rumored), that’s a bit better than the comparable iPad at $599.
However, for those that plan to use data every month, it’s quite a bit less than the iPad because you can get a discount for signing up for a data plan. I got mine for $599, which compares to the similar iPad at $729. Granted, that’s not for everyone, but there are a lot of iPad users that pay for data every month but didn’t get any kind of break on the price.
Regardless of whether the price is reasonable or not, it still seems odd that they’d include the (also overpriced) Galaxy Tab but then not include the Xoom.