Centered underneath the screen is a toggle button.īut all is not identical. There is a small home button at the bottom right of the screen, which gets you back to the main menu, and volume controls located to the right of the screen. There's also a standard 3.5mm headphone jack at the top of the device, to the left of the game cartridge slot, and a mini USB port next to the cartridge slot (a USB cable is bundled with the system). The tiny power button lies on the left side of the screen. Even the locations of the controls around the screen remain the same. The LeapPad2 still features the same 480-by-720-pixel, 5-inch TFT display. Like its predecessor, it comes in both green and pink, though the latest iteration changes up the color schemes with a metallic finish that unfortunately showed a bit more wear (read: scuffing). The LeapPad2 measures approximately 5.2 by 7 by 1 inches (HWD), which is slightly wider and thicker than the LeapPad, and weighs about 1.7 pounds. Add to that a front-facing camera and a vast catalogue of downloadable games, videos, and apps, and you've got yourself another Editors' Choice winner for toy tablets.Īt first glance, there's not a lot to distinguish the LeapPad 2 from the original LeapPad. The newest iteration of the LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer jazzes up the color scheme, adds a faster processor, and doubles the memory of the original, all while staying at the same price point.
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This toy tablet comes with its own app platform, as well as a rugged design that can take a beating from the kiddie crowd. That's where the LeapFrog LeapPad2 Explorer comes in. So, in an effort to compromise without having to dip into his college fund, I thought of getting him a toy tablet.
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But I'm not happy crushing the dreams of my youngest. It ain't gonna happen, at least for the foreseeable future.