It's no iPhone 5, but the Apple iPad 3 (which Apple is calling the new iPad) is an evolutionary bump from the iPad 2. Available now, it offers an Apple A5X processor with quad-core graphics, a 9.7-inch Retina Display with 2048x1536 pixels, a 5-megapixel iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording, a...

Apple has made the new iPad dramatically better than its previous iteration by changing two things: the screen and the speed in which content is delivered – but is it enough to shell out £400 on Friday?

The iPad is without doubt the best tablet you can buy. Yes, it's a little fatter and heavier than the last generation, but not so much as you'd notice, and the payoff – that incredible Retina Display – is well worth the extra heft.

The Apple iPad is the standard by which all other tablets are judged. The iPad 3 does nothing to change that. The iPad 2 was the best tablet you could buy, so it's little surprise that the iPad 3 has replaced it in that role. I can't say enough about the display.

The hype is warranted. The new iPad is everything they said it would be. In a word – fantastic! I got me a white 64GB iPad with 4G LTE last week, a top of the line iPad, a unit from Singapore.

Our full review on Apple's latest and greatest third-generation iPad tablet after a few weeks of use.

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