IPadOS

iPadOS is an OS for the iPad that introduces Dark Mode, a new Sound Slider, Etc. It is compatible with the following iPads: iPad Air (2nd and 3rd generations) iPad (5th to 7th generations) iPad Mini (4th to 5th generations) iPad Pro: 9.7-inch 10.5-inch 11-inch 12.9-inch (1st to 3rd generations). This is the second type of mobile operating system. On the first page, You can add widgets or remove some widgets for quick information [For example the weather widget]. The iPhone can use cellular data for the internet when the iPad can't do that function. so it only operates on wifi. The iPad uses a 4:3 aspect ratio. It comes in storage sizes starting from 16, 32, 64GB and more.

What can you use the iPad for?
There are several interesting and exciting ways and functions that you might want to consider an iPad vs iPhone. Regardless of any application that you can download from the App Store, the iPad's big screen is the first advantage to the iPhone. You can watch Youtube videos on the nice big screen, stream video and TV the same way as you would do on the iPhone but now on a bigger screen.

You will be able to have a full-size musical keyboard on your iPad vs iPhone tiny keyboard which is great news for musicians and hobbyists.

The nice thing about the iPad is that there is no learning curve. Most people know how to use an iPhone, and therefore buying an iPad and using it will be very easy.

You will access the App Store and similarly install iPhone applications like the iPhone. Therefore, using an iPad vs iPhone in terms of usability is identical and convenient as most people have already learned the iOS on the iPhone.

The iPad is very convenient when you want to check your email quickly or browse the internet while you are setting in your living room, laying in bed or sitting on a couch. It is light and easy to carry around. There is no start-up or booting required, and it has a powerful battery that lasts for hours.

You don't need to think about the orientation when you carry the iPad. Just press the power button, and the screen will automatically rotate to whatever position you are holding. You can always lock this feature by pressing the lock button on the side of the iPad.

Checking your email is a breeze on the iPad. Once you set up your email account from Yahoo, Gmail or others, you can simply tap the mail application, and you will be reading your email. There is no login required which makes checking emails very simple and fast.

Moreover, with some iPhone accessories that run on the iPad such as a full-size Bluetooth keyboard, you can turn your iPad into a full-size notebook.

iPad vs iPhone Games:
iPhone applications especially games on the iPad vs iPhone look and play much better on an iPad due to the bigger screen. You have more room to control the game compared to the small iPhone screen.

The iPad is a great gaming device especially with board games where you can set it on a table and play chess or checkers with another player. Some games even have 4 players, one sits on each side of the iPad.

Some of the iPad specific HD games that take full advantage of the higher resolution just look stunning. Those games make the iPad a perfect gaming device besides its other uses.

iPhone vs iPad Applications:
The iPad runs the same applications as the iPhone applications which means that once you buy an iPad you automatically have access to the App Store and over 200,000 applications.

There are of course applications that are iPad specific, but you can still run iPhone apps without a problem. Those higher resolution iPad specific applications are usually labeled as HD indicating the higher resolution.

You will notice the differences in applications between an iPad vs iPhone clearly with the default apps such as Mail, Safari, Photos, and YouTube. Those apps take advantage of the bigger screen and higher resolution of the iPad.

Many of those applications use a left or right column and an area on the left or right for the application contents. Once you rotate the iPad, the app rotates and changes its orientation automatically. Of course, many other applications use a different interface and use the full-screen display to show menus.

Although iPhone applications run on the iPad, they display at half scale due to the smaller iPhone screen.

If you look at the right bottom corner of those types of applications, you will see a 2X button. When you tap this button, the iPhone application will expand to fill the iPad full screen.

You should always look to see if there is an HD version of the iPhone application you are looking for that would take full advantage of the iPad screen and resolution.

The very good news is that any iPhone application you own or you download through iTunes to your iPhone can be synced to your iPad immediately without paying any additional fees. You have already paid for the application for the iPhone, and you can now download it for free to your iPad. This is great as you can buy the application once and use it on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. You can leverage your use of the applications with those iDevices.