Following last week’s concern over overheating iPads, PCWorld has now run a gamut of tests on the new tablet and says it “could not replicate the disturbingly high temperatures” being reported by some sources. Specifically, Consumer Reports pegged the tablet at a max temperature of 116 degrees. PCWorld compared the new iPad with the iPad 2 —as well as with the Asus Transformer Prime and Galaxy 10.1 LTE Android tablets — and though Apple’s latest topped out the heat charts, the increase is minimal. The new iPad topped out at 100 degrees at its hottest point when charging and after playing a game for an hour — two degrees hotter than the 10.1, five degrees more than the Transformer Prime, and six degrees more than the iPad 2.
New iPad heat output only slightly higher than Android tablets
PCWorld has now run a gamut of tests comparing the new iPad with the iPad 2 as well as the Asus Transformer Prime and Galaxy 10.1 LTE, and the tablet with a retina display did top out the heat charts. However, the increase is rather minimal.
PCWorld has now run a gamut of tests comparing the new iPad with the iPad 2 as well as the Asus Transformer Prime and Galaxy 10.1 LTE, and the tablet with a retina display did top out the heat charts. However, the increase is rather minimal.
PCWorld’s results line up well with a recent test from Dutch website Tweakers.net, which found the new iPad ran 9.6 degrees warmers than the iPad 2 at 92.5 degrees. Apple says that the new iPad is “operating well within our thermal specifications,” and these numbers suggest isn’t too much to be concerned about — but that doesn’t mean this will be the last we’ll hear about this issue.
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