It's honestly amazing, and completely deserves the name Air. The fact that they were able to squeeze everything they did in this body while still improving battery life absolutely blows my mind. I feel since this is so thin and light there's almost no reason to get a mini, I would have no problem carrying this with me everywhere I go and definitely will! After I held this thing next to an iPad 3 made me feel so much more confident and happy with my purchase , the difference is stunning. The hardware is incredible and feels so premium. The space gray color looks amazing as well. The screen is as beautiful as ever, every time I turn it on reminds me why I continue to buy Apple devices. It's bright, color accuracy Is fantastic and as with any retina iPad is super sharp! The A7 is a BEAST It's smooth in games and handles anything I can throw at it without even a hint of lag.(Bat man arkham origins looks exceptionally good) IOS 7 is still with its quirks, random stutter here and there which is not a fault of the hardware, but is software, which I expected IOS 7 is completely new and I know Apple will make updates ASAP to get back to the fluidity of ios I know and love. I really don't have a complaint about the iPad, any negatives are with ios 7s random stutters and bugs. In my opinion if you have any previous gen iPad and have the money to upgrade DO IT, the hardware inside and out is worth it.
So those are my initial thoughts please excuse any grammar or spelling errorz
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