New iPad 3 vs iPad 2 Thermal Image Comparison

New iPad 3 vs iPad 2 Thermal Image Comparison

Since the launch of the new iPad 3 there have been reports that the new iPad has been running extra hot for some users. Well the team over at the tweakers.net website, have wasted no time and pointed a thermal camera at both the new iPad 3 and older iPad 2.

ipad vs ipad 2 thermal image

As you can see from the image above the new iPad 3 definitely pumps out a lot more heat than the iPad 2 according to their tests. With the exterior of the new iPad 3 tablet reaching 33.6 degrees centigrade (92.5 Fahrenheit), compared to 28.3 centigrade (82.9 Fahrenheit) for the iPad 2.

But don’t get to concerned just yet as 10 degrees is still not a huge amount to worry about, but it will keep your hands a little warmer during use. Apple now offers two versions of the iPad, the iPad 2 and iPad 3, have a look at the difference between the iPad 2 and iPad 3.

Source: GizmodoTweakers.net

What do you think?

  • Mork

    I sometimes sit on my iPad 2 to warm it up a bit. That way I can boast that it is actually “the new iPad”. “Feel that heat man, that’s the new iPad”