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The worst picture quality we noticed was while calling an iPad 2 from an iPhone 4. Calls made from the MacBook Air to the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2 video looked clean, but the edges were still fuzzy. The edges of our face looked only slightly less blurry than on video calls made with Skype and Tango, but it was much better than Oovoo, which struggled over Wi-Fi.

Google Chat, Fring, ooVoo, Skype, and Tango each work over 3G and 4G data networks as well as Wi-Fi.Ĭalls made to the iPhone 4 from another iPhone 4 were clear at a glance, but a deeper look revealed that they contained some pixel noise. Still, the option to make video calls, even of slightly poorer quality, wouldn't hurt. That's because FaceTime only works over Wi-Fi, which tends to be more stable for video connections than 3G data networks. We experienced no dropped calls, laggy signals, or out-of-sync video and audio. Regardless of the device we used-an iPad 2, iPhone 4, and a 13.3-inch MacBook Air-FaceTime offered some of the most dependable video quality we've seen.

Apple's solution to that admittedly small glitch adds a bit of cool to FaceTime. When this action happens in each of the other video chat applications, the video feed simply freezes for a split second before it reappears jarringly with different video. For instance, the small thumbnail of the video feed can be dragged or flicked from one corner to another with your finger, and when your caller switches from the back camera to the front one or vice versa, the video feed actually revolves around to indicate to the other caller what's happening. In typical Apple fashion, the controls are elegantly simple. Tapping the display pulls up a menu of on-screen buttons for muting the microphone, switching between the front- and back-facing cameras, and ending calls.

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The other caller's video occupies the full screen and a thumbnail window for first-person video sits in the corner. A list of FaceTime contacts is transparently overlaid on the right side of the display and allows users to make calls by tapping a contact's name.įaceTime's interface is the same regardless of the device. Click to enlargeFor the iPod touch and iPad 2, launching the FaceTime application activates the front-facing camera immediately, so your own first-person video takes up the entire screen.