AppleInsider Staff"The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications, Apple spokeswoman Trudy Miller said in a statement to The Loop. "If customers have any concerns, they should contact AppleCare."
The quick response came only hours after an infrared test of the new iPad showed it running 10 degrees hotter than the previous-generation iPad 2. The new iPad was measured at 92.5 degrees Fahrenheit, while the iPad 2 measured 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
The temperatures of the new iPad, however, remain well within Apple's specified operating temperature of 32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 to 35 degreed Celsius.
Higher temperatures associated with the new iPad are likely because of the quad-core graphics processing found on the new A5X chip. Apple also added a new metal heat spreader to the processor that powers the third-generation tablet.
Users who have discussed the temperature of the new iPad on Apple's official support forums have generally said that the device operates warmer than the iPad 2, but there have been very few claims of iPads overheating or becoming too hot to touch. And many others have said they have not noticed any temperature difference with the new iPad.
The heat is said to emanate from the bottom left corner of the device, and some users have said they managed to reduce the temperature of the new iPad by reducing the brightness of the new high-resolution Retina display.
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That's cutting it close - sounds like no back cover for me this time. A sleeve will suffice.
"The temperatures of the new iPad, however, remain well within Apple's specified operating temperature of 32 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 to 35 degrees Celsius." Given my experience with Apple products, I'm inclined to take their word for it, but if you told me to stand on a platform sixty-three feet in diameter and I stood two and a half feet away from the edge, I'd call that "toeing the line"...not "well within" the specified range. Like I said, however, given my experience, I don't expect to hear about any serious issues.
All the accessory makers will soon start selling "the new iPad cooler."
Want to avoid third degree burns? Use "the new iPad cooler." The silent fan keeps it cool.
I could have sworn that meant 'the ambient temperature in which you use said product', not anything about the product itself.
The MacBook Pro family says the exact same thing, but we all know they work perfectly fine when their internal temperature reports WAY WAY WAY above that.
Oh, no! My Mac Pro's northbridge idles at 149ºF! It must be ready to BLOW!
Oh, wait, it's supposed to do that.
Three people have complained about being hot. My original iPad gets warm, especially after extended hours watching hot porn.