Why does iPad 3 sport the same cameras as that of iPad 2 and iPhone 4?
Despite that iPad 3 didn't pack a rear camera as decent as that of iPhone 4S, it is still adequate for daily use and the 5MP primary camera is counted as a big bump compared with iPad 2's humble VGA camera. So what kind of camera does the New iPad have? We can't help wondering. Under the teardown of iPad 3 by some prying heart, the answer is not so hard to figure out, that is, the 5MP camera on iPad 3 is the same iPhone 4 camera module and the 0.3MP webcam remains the same one as that of its predecessor, iPad 2.
In detail, the disassembly of the new iPad finds that the 5MP COMS sensor is also the second-gen sensor by Omnivision, OV5650, sporting 1080p video capture at 60fps, as we have on iPhone 4 while the front-facing sensor also comes from Omnivision, codenamed OV297AA, the same one used on iPad 2 as well as iPod Nano. As the device that Apple means to equip it with many innovations, the same cameras repeating on seems to make us wonder why Apple choose to do this, of course, not the first time. The reasons seem self-evident.
The first consideration might be due to the manufacture cost. As we know that, the whopping Retina display, fast A5X chipset, quad-core processor, larger battery, 4G LTE module, all of these will lead to the much higher cost of the New iPad than its processor. The pricing routine means the iPad 3 will have the same price tag. The best way is to cut down the cost on other hardware, so there will be no extra expense for camera, one of those costly parts in smartphones.
What is also counted as a factor is that as a new and one of the most important product of Apple this year, the uttermost thing is to keep this new device perform as stably as possible. Though a new product has already gone though numerous testings and improvements before its unveiling, we will never what problem will show up under the hands of so many customers. To use the same cameras of mature technology will, to some extant, lessen down the possibility of some unexpected issues.
Anyway, though it doesn't bring us any surprise in cameras, the New iPad is still the best tablet PC of this year. The heating preorder around the world and the shortage of demand just exhibit how popular and hot-selling iPad 3 is.
In detail, the disassembly of the new iPad finds that the 5MP COMS sensor is also the second-gen sensor by Omnivision, OV5650, sporting 1080p video capture at 60fps, as we have on iPhone 4 while the front-facing sensor also comes from Omnivision, codenamed OV297AA, the same one used on iPad 2 as well as iPod Nano. As the device that Apple means to equip it with many innovations, the same cameras repeating on seems to make us wonder why Apple choose to do this, of course, not the first time. The reasons seem self-evident.
The first consideration might be due to the manufacture cost. As we know that, the whopping Retina display, fast A5X chipset, quad-core processor, larger battery, 4G LTE module, all of these will lead to the much higher cost of the New iPad than its processor. The pricing routine means the iPad 3 will have the same price tag. The best way is to cut down the cost on other hardware, so there will be no extra expense for camera, one of those costly parts in smartphones.
What is also counted as a factor is that as a new and one of the most important product of Apple this year, the uttermost thing is to keep this new device perform as stably as possible. Though a new product has already gone though numerous testings and improvements before its unveiling, we will never what problem will show up under the hands of so many customers. To use the same cameras of mature technology will, to some extant, lessen down the possibility of some unexpected issues.
Anyway, though it doesn't bring us any surprise in cameras, the New iPad is still the best tablet PC of this year. The heating preorder around the world and the shortage of demand just exhibit how popular and hot-selling iPad 3 is.
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