| Pad has finally landed and with the buzz and | | | | camera for video and taking photos, Apple iPad lacks |
| excitement it created, it is appropriate to compare it | | | | one for conferencing and online or web chatting. This |
| with previous Apple products such as the iPod Touch | | | | means that users, who want to have images on their |
| and see what new features have been included in it. | | | | gadgets, must use an importing device via their |
| First, other than the big size of the iPad, many users | | | | camera’s USB dongle or the Apple SD Card |
| consider this gadget as a new or a large version of | | | | Reader. |
| the iPod Touch since it has most of the old features. | | | | The iPad and the iPod Touch are great tools for |
| Apple is renowned for introducing quality music | | | | reading eBooks, magazines, newspapers and all other |
| players and the iPad is not left behind. However, if a | | | | types of written materials. However, the main |
| music player is what you are looking for, then the | | | | difference between the two is the fact that with the |
| iPod Touch will be satisfactory just as much as the | | | | iPad, users can easily access online materials such as |
| iPad will. Both of the gadgets have utilized the basic | | | | eBooks via the iBook store. In addition, compared to |
| functionality that is found in all Apple music players. In | | | | the iPod Touch, the iPad has a much larger screen |
| terms of music, the iPad has an excellent on-board | | | | that enables it to hold more copies of reading |
| output compared to the one in iPod Touch. However, | | | | materials at the same time. |
| in terms of portability, iPod Touch is more portable | | | | The only operating system used in both gadgets is |
| and allows a user to listen to music on the go more | | | | the iPhone OS and this limits the types of applications |
| freely than when using the tablet. | | | | that can be used on them. Both devices do not have |
| Although both gadgets are suitable for video | | | | multitasking functionalities and this makes it even |
| playback, iPad comes with a high resolution of 1024 X | | | | harder for people who are used to operating more |
| 768 compared to iPod Touch resolution of 320 X | | | | than one application at the same time. In the real |
| 480, enabling it to display high quality videos. One of | | | | sense, iPad is just a newer version of iPod touch but |
| the things that these two devices have in common is | | | | much bigger and less portable. |
| their lack of a camera. While the iPod Touch lacks a | | | | |