Can the iPad surpass the iPhone (and PSP Go) for mobile gaming?
Section: iPhone / iPod touch / iPad, iPad, Features, Opinions and Editorials, Originals
The iPad doesn’t even have a release date yet, and the mobile maniacs are worried about gaming on the newest portable wonder. So, will it be better then on iPhone? This Mac fanatic thinks it will for the following reasons:
- A bigger display, which allows for more detailed graphics in gaming.
- A more powerful processor with the ability to handle more complex and longer titles.
- A larger touch surface that allows for multiple inputs at the same time.
Admittedly it is not going to be a full console or system experience, but it can be a lot of fun.
Display
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology.
- 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi).
Capacity
- 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
Processor
- 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Audio
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
Video
- Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.
So, how does that stack up? Well, lets look at it compared to another portable system’s stats, such as the PSP Go.
Display
- 3.8 inch, 16:9 full transparent type
- 480 x 272 pixel
Capacity
- 64MB main memory.
Processor
- PSP CPU (System clock frequency 1 - 333MHz)
Audio
- ATRAC3™
- ATRAC3plus™
- MP3
- MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer3)
- MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC)
- WAVE (Linear PCM)
- WMA (Windows Media Audio 9 Standard Only)
Video
- MP4
- API
On the big board we can see that the iPad has bigger screen, by just slightly less than 200%, with a higher pixel resolution. It supports more movie file formats, which may not seem like much to a gamer, but your cut scenes are essentially movies. It even comes with more memory, as we are comparing MB to GB in these listings.
So, your iPad may just become your favorite gaming system, and as with the PSP Go, you won’t even have to make your way to the store to get the games; it’s all downloadable.
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