With over 1m iPads sold, it’s looking like Apple’s tablet gamble has paid off. Ironically the milestone was reached on the same day that the iPad WiFi + 3G debuted, the 3G-enabled version of the touchscreen slate that promises to set you loose from WiFi hotspots. After the cut, check out the SlashGear review, complete with MiFi benchmarking and some surprising battery findings.
For the most part, the iPad WiFi + 3G (which from now on we’ll just refer to as the iPad 3G for the sake of brevity) is identical to its WiFi-only sibling. Both have the same capacitive touchscreen display, slimline aluminum body, iPhone OS 3.2 and either 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of flash storage. We’d recommend reading our iPad WiFi review for a full overview of the strengths and shortcomings of the Apple tablet, since here we’ll be concentrating on what sets the iPad 3G apart.
You could argue whether the most noticeable difference between the iPad WiFi and the iPad 3G is the extra cost of the 3G modem on your wallet or the new antenna panel on the back. The flipside to AT&T’s reasonably low priced data tariffs – more on which in a moment – is that the 3G hardware itself isn’t subsidized. Each iPad 3G model costs $120 more than its WiFi counterpart, though the triband (850/1900/2100) modem is supplied carrier unlocked.
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