DISPLAY AND DESIGN OF IPAD 2 (CONTD.)

Around the sides, the volume control and the screen lock/mute buttons are in the same position as before. Again, unlike the iPod touch fourth generation, the change in design has had no negative effect on the ergonomics. The SIM card slot has been relocated on the iPad 2. It is now near the top edge of the left side instead of near the middle. On top is the 3.5mm headphone jack and the power button and the microphone is now in the middle of the 3G antenna.
 

 

As mentioned before, the back is completely flat now. You can see the camera lens in the top left corner with a chrome surround. There is no flash on the iPad, even though it could have used one. Below you will see the new loudspeaker grille. I had my doubts about the new design until I saw it in person and it does actually look a lot better than it does in pictures.
 

Build quality-wise the iPad 2 is just as good as its predecessor. It feels like a solid, well-built device. Although the thinner design and the lower weight does give it a slight toy-like feel there is nothing cheap about it.

Display
A lot of people expected the iPad 2 to have a Retina display but that was a tall order, even for Apple. Quadrupling the resolution of the iPad would have put serious strain on the hardware and consumed more power, neither of which are desirable. Thus the iPad 2 comes with the same display as the iPad, but there are some changes.

For starters, the display is now even closer to the protective glass surface, which gives the feeling of touching the actual display instead of the glass and also increases the already excellent viewing angles. The display is also slightly brighter and livelier than the previous model, although this is only noticeable when you have both the devices side by side.

The display is protected by the same scratch resistant glass with an oleophobic coating. We tested the scratch resistance and found it to be satisfactory. The oleophobic coating doesn't really do a good job of keeping the fingerprints away though. After a few minutes of using the device the screen gets littered with smudges. What it does though is make the screen easier to clean, so a couple of swipes with a soft cloth are enough to get the smudges off theGLASS....!!!