This article will be devoted to such a device as the iPad, and to be more precise, its pronunciation. We will figure out how to correctly say: “iPad or IPad?”.
Considering that the device came out a very long time ago, you can already fully formulate your thoughts on this topic. The article is purely informational and contains some of my thoughts.
How to pronounce ipad or ipad correctly?
I want to say right away that I am not a linguist and I will not build theories according to any rules. I’ll just tell you how everything actually is in real life.
Since childhood, we have had rather strange teaching, because very often we come across teachers who teach us incorrect pronunciation.
But besides this, we are also very lazy people and simply do not like to delve into details that are not particularly useful to us in life.
Such a detail is the pronunciation of different names of foreign devices and brands. Today's article will concern only everyone's favorite device called iPad.
To begin with, to familiarize you a little with the pronunciation, I suggest you look at a little review of this device:
If you listened carefully, you probably heard IPED. And it doesn’t matter at all whether the accent is American or British. Everywhere you will hear exactly this option.
In most English words, the letter "a" is pronounced "e". You don’t say the brand name Apple like Apple, but pronounce Apple. The situation is exactly the same with the tablet.
In general, for everyday life you can speak as you please and absolutely no one will correct you. You start thinking about this topic when you want to go somewhere abroad or just learn English.
Conclusions
Say iPad or iPad, as you wish, and there is absolutely no need to worry about it. I just shared with you the information as it is in real life.
If you are interested in this topic, I can write an article about the pronunciation of the most popular brands. But this will only happen if you leave your comment and say that you are interested.
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The rapid development of high technology is inevitable, but its side effect is the fact that users do not have time to master new gadgets one after another. In this article we will tell you What is the difference between an iPad and an iPod?. There will probably still be users who see these devices as completely identical. In fact, there is a fundamental difference between them, and we will tell you what it is.
The main and obvious differences between iPod and iPad
If the user speaks English, he can immediately note that the word “Pad” means “tablet” in translation. As for “i”, this is, of course, the Internet. So, iPad is a functional Internet tablet. And if everything is clear with this, then with the term iPod everything is somewhat more complicated, since this word cannot be translated so simply.
Both devices are produced by the famous Apple manufacturer and are patented products of the Apple brand. They also run on the same iOS platform. Confusion often arises due to the fact that the difference in the name is, in fact, a single letter. However, the iPod is not a tablet at all, but a portable media player, the main purpose of which is to listen to audiobooks and music. Compared to it, an iOS tablet is a much more functional device, if only because it is essentially a portable PC. Of course, it cannot be called a full-fledged computer, but the iPad can easily cope with tasks such as watching movies, video calls, reading and working with documents, and web surfing.
Let's talk about the difference between an iPad and an iPod in more detail. Of course, the first thing that catches your eye is its appearance.
So, what exactly is the difference between an iPad and an iPod?
Even with a quick comparison of both devices, it becomes quite obvious that they differ in their dimensions. The iPad is larger than the iPod; The tablet weighs correspondingly more. Naturally, this is also necessary because devices have different amounts of internal memory.
The second important difference: the display. It is logical that the manufacturer equipped the tablet screen with a larger diagonal and multi-touch. The player's display is smaller and simpler, but it also has LED backlighting.
The next difference is the battery. The iPod's lithium-ion battery can last up to thirty hours, while the iOS tablet has a lithium-polymer battery with a battery life of about ten hours. The player can go without mandatory recharging longer than the iPad.
In conclusion, we note that the Apple player and tablet are devices for fundamentally different purposes. The differences between them are obvious.
Apple has released so many devices that many are starting to get confused. Most often, people do not know the difference between an iPad and an iPod.
In principle, it is not surprising, because only one letter changes, but in essence, the devices are completely different and we will talk about them in detail today.
What are iPad and iPod?
iPad is a tablet that was developed by Apple and it is produced and updated to this day. At the moment, the best on the tablet market.
The first device was released in 2010 and the company managed to quickly win the hearts of customers. Build quality and speed of operation were the main advantages.
iPod is a series of multimedia devices whose main task is simply to reproduce high-quality music. Although some have the opportunity to play games, watch movies, etc. 
The very first iPod appeared in 2001 and its main purpose was to play music. The sound quality was very high, so the market was conquered very quickly.
This is, if we talk about these two gadgets very, very briefly. But let's compare them a little and find out the main differences to make the overall picture clearer.
Difference between iPod and iPad
I think you already understand that the iPad and iPod are completely different devices. But for the sake of interest, you can compare the general facts about them a little. It will be very interesting.
Appearance. All the devices are very beautiful and usually the colors changed with the advent of new colors in the series of gadgets. 
The sizes differ very radically, because the smallest iPod shuffle can fit in your hand and you can even close it, which cannot be said about huge tablets.
By purchasing any of the devices, you can get maximum pleasure from use. After all, Apple always does everything gracefully and to a minimum.
Screens. It's quite interesting here, because there are iPods that don't even have a screen, and the maximum size is 4 inches and it has the latest generation iPod touch. 
All iPad models simply must have screens, because this is a completely different type of device. The minimum size is 7.9 and the maximum is 12.9 inches.
All displays have evolved as technology has advanced and are usually some of the coolest screens on the market. So to speak, at the top of the list.
Updateability and relevance. With the advent of such a device as the iPhone, everything began to change dramatically on the gadget market. 
Everyone realized that it is much easier to buy one device and perform absolutely all tasks on it. Thanks to the large screen size, you can watch movies and read books, and music is played simply at its best.
The iPod has already begun to sag a long time ago and is bought only when necessary: for training or for those who like to have a player and a phone separately. Updated very rarely.
With the iPad the situation is a little better and it is updated quite often, probably every model about a year. But nevertheless, the popularity is also not very top-notch.
People most often buy a tablet for home use. And then, in fact, you can do without it when you have an iPhone 6S PLUS or iPhone 7 PLUS.
Conclusions
Now you know the main differences between iPad and iPod in general. I did not compare their characteristics, because the categories of devices differ very much.
All gadgets are very cool, but before you buy, you should decide on the most important question: “Do you need it?” So that it doesn’t turn out that you just threw money away.
– Will you ever get a tablet or give it to you?
- Well, a boot is more reliable in battle.
(from the movie “Only Old Men Go to Battle”)
September 9 – presentation of the latest new products from the famous American gadget manufacturer. A new one is about to come out iPhone. We publish answers to language questions related to this technical innovation and other gadgets.
How to write a word correctly in Cyrillic iPhone?
Correct spelling: iPhone. This word has not yet entered the spelling dictionaries of the Russian language. Since the brand name is written in Latin, and the Cyrillic spelling conveys colloquial, everyday use, there is no need to write the word iPhone capitalize and enclose it in quotation marks.
Why is there no capital letter in the middle of the word (* iPhone)?
The fact is that combined spelling with a capital letter inside a word contradicts the rules of Russian spelling.
iPad or iPad? Or maybe iPad?
We write iPad with a letter A after n by analogy with other words that have the English pad element: gamepad And touchpad(this spelling of these words is recorded in the 4th edition of the Russian Spelling Dictionary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, edited by V.V. Lopatin, O.E. Ivanova, M., 2012).
Why in English pad And tablet, and in Russian – tablet?
In Russian, tablet as the name of a gadget is an abbreviation of the phrase tablet computer. That is, such a computer, working with which is similar to working with a board for drawing up a site plan (French planchette, lit. board).
Here's how the meaning of the word evolved tablet. In V.I. Dahl’s dictionary this word has two meanings: “a tool for land surveying” and also “a steel plate in corsets.” In the 20th century, in the Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language, ed. D. N. Ushakova, at tablet there are already four meanings: “a metal plate for fastening a corset”, “an integral part of a mensule (a tool for topographic surveys) - a board with paper pasted on it, on which a plan of the area is applied when shooting”, “a plan obtained when shooting with a scale”, “flat a bag for carrying cards, on the outside of which is inserted a transparent celluloid plate with a grid of squares.”
In the so-called Small Academic Dictionary of the Russian Language in 4 volumes tablet This leaves three meanings: "board", "plan" and "bag". But the meaning of “plate for fastening a corset” goes to the word tablet(which, in turn, could also be used colloquially as both the name of a bag and the name of a board).
In “Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language,” ed. S. I. Ozhegov and N. Yu. Shvedova (4th ed., M., 1997) as the first, main meaning of the word tablet a “bag for carrying cards” is already given. With the same meaning, according to the dictionary, it is also used tablet. The meaning of “plate for fastening a corset” disappeared from dictionaries by the end of the 20th century.
How did the transition from a board and bag to a modern gadget take place? Apparently, by association with the map attached to the board, on which you can make notes. This is exactly the mode of operation that was provided for the first computers with a touch screen instead of a traditional keyboard and mouse. Another connection is between the tablet bag and the gadget device, the screen of which resembles the transparent card window in the bag of the same name.
What is the meaning of the word gadget?
gadget– any small high-tech (digital) device. Also gadgetcall anything original, non-standard technical device.
When Apple introduced the 4th generation iPad, many were outraged at how quickly Cupertino decided to update its tablet computer. The previous version lasted on the market for only six months - this is a real anti-record for the duration of a product's stay on the market. Buyers around the world were faced with a choice: to upgrade their “three”, bought for 5-6 hundred dollars, to a little different “four” or not. It was a very difficult dilemma.
But with the iPad 4, Apple introduced the iPad mini - a product that, on the one hand, gave us more options to choose from, and on the other hand, made it more difficult for us to make that very choice.
We have prepared a guide to help you decide whether to buy a tablet. What to take - a large iPad 4 with a Retina screen or a mobile iPad mini? Ultimately, it all comes down to what exactly you want to get out of your device. And we will help you understand what you really want.
Similarities
First, you need to understand what you'll get from both the iPad Retina and the iPad mini. In terms of storage space, you can purchase versions with 16, 32 or 64 GB of internal memory. Recently, you can buy an iPad Retina with 128 GB of internal memory.
Although the iPad mini is a relatively small device, it is not without good photography capabilities. The iSight camera for iPad and iPad mini boasts a 5-megapixel sensor, autofocus, face detection, backlight, hybrid infrared filter and aperture f/2.4. The FaceTime HD camera lets you take 1.2-megapixel photos and videos in HD resolution. The main camera of the iPad and iPad mini shoots video in Full HD 1080p resolution.
Both devices are available from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon and feature the same wireless interfaces and cellular capabilities, including Bluetooth 4.0 technology. iPad and iPad min work up to 10 hours on one full charge when surfing the Internet, watching videos and listening to music.
Each device is equipped with a Lightning connector, with which you can connect your tablet to a computer or power supply. Siri is also available on both devices.
And finally, on the iPad and iPad mini you can run any application from the App Store - however, due to the screen size and hardware, the user experience may vary.
Screen
The biggest difference between the iPad and iPad mini is pixel density. The iPad mini display is 7.9 inches with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels. Its density is 163 pixels per inch. The Retina iPad comes with a 9.7-inch screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a density of 264 pixels per inch.
For everyday use, the 2-inch difference between screens isn't significant, but the user experience may vary on some items. So, if you use your tablet as a media player - watch movies, edit photos, then the iPad Retina will be the best choice. The reason is simple: you'll see more content on a bigger screen. In addition, this is the best choice in terms of performance, and such a tablet is better for navigation.
However, the iPad mini's screen displays content well too, and it might be a better option if you'll be using it more on the go. The iPad mini is better for gaming because it feels more like a mobile gaming console than the relatively bulky iPad Retina.
Keep in mind that according to some reports, Apple may release an iPad mini with a Retina display later this year, so it might make sense to wait for that version of the tablet. But most likely they won’t do this in Cupertino.
Power and speed
The iPad Retina uses a dual-core A6X processor with quad-core graphics, and this hardware is undoubtedly stronger than the iPad mini with its A5. But this shouldn’t surprise you too much, that’s why iPad mini and mini. If speed and performance are the most important thing to you, then choose the iPad Retina.
However, it is worth saying that the mini has the same capabilities as its larger brother, but it does not perform some operations as quickly as the Retina.
Physical Dimensions
Naturally, the iPad mini is much smaller than its older brother. It's more of a "mobile" device than the iPad Retina. It fits easily in your pocket, bag or backpack. If you're concerned about the smaller screen than Retina, you can always connect the mini to your TV via AirPlay and Apple TV.
Physical size is a very interesting aspect that contains many interesting points. Some people, for example, even compare the mini to the iPhone - the iPad can do the same thing as the iPhone, but it can’t make calls. And if you compare the iPad mini with the Samsung Galaxy Note, it turns out that the difference between them is only 2 inches. This is amazing and it shows how much more logical the Apple product ecosystem is.
iPad Retina has classic iPad dimensions and the main difference between it and mini, as already mentioned, is the screen.
Price
For many buyers, the price difference will be the most important argument when choosing a tablet. The iPad mini starts at $329 for the Wi-Fi model with 16GB of storage and ends at $659 for the Wi-Fi and 4G model with 64GB of storage on board. iPad Retina prices range from $499 to $929.
You need to ask yourself: Are those $170 and $270 worth the sacrifice you'll make in exchange for performance and display? In many cases, the answer to this question will help you make the right choice, but again, it all depends on how exactly you plan to use your iPad.
Ultimately, the iPad mini is a product for those Apple customers who are already familiar with the iOS ecosystem, but consider the iPad Retina to be too large a device. iPad Retina is designed for those who want a full tablet experience, with a larger screen and maximum performance.
Third option
Even though Apple has stopped producing the third generation iPad, you can still buy an iPad 2. Many people say that the iPad 2 is no longer suitable for serious tasks, and in principle they are right. But it is quite enough to solve standard problems. I myself had an iPad 2, and you don’t have to worry - it’s quite enough for viewing email, Internet surfing and simple games.
iPad 2 comes with an A5 processor - the same one found in the iPad mini. It's only available in a 16GB version and is slightly thinner and lighter than the iPad Retina, but lacks many photography capabilities. But you must admit, this is not the most important thing for a tablet.
The new iPad 2 is priced at $399 and $529 for Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G variants, respectively. You can find an iPad 2 on the secondary market for much less money.
Bottom line
We hope this guide helps you make the right purchase and that you get everything you expect from the device. Share your thoughts in the comments about which tablet is worth choosing, which one you use yourself and why.
