Apple announces iPad 2 – Features, Specifications & Price

by Mahesh Kukreja on March 3, 2011

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Whoa! Apple’s iPad 2 event is over, and Steve Jobs announced iPad 2, iOS 4.3 and amazing apps for the iPad 2.

Steve Jobs at Apple iPad 2 Event

The event started with Steve Jobs telling about iBooks and the 100 million books downloaded. Also, recently, Apple shipped 100th million iPhone. 15 million iPads were sold in a 9 month period in 2010, more than any Tablet PC ever sold. So, 2010 was surely a year for the iPad.

Steve showcased some apps for the iPad.. Total of 65,000 apps are available, exclusively for the iPad.

And finally he introduced iPad 2.

The iPad 2 boasts an Apple A5 processor, with dual-core architecure and 2x faster than A4. Also, the Graphics processing is 9x faster.

Apple A5 specifications

The iPad 2 comes with both rear and front cameras.

iPad 2 - Front Camera

Next, about the dimensions.. iPad 2 is 33% thinner than 1st gen iPad. It is also thinner than the iPhone 4, which is the thinnest smartphone available.

iPad 2 thinner than iPhone 4

The new iPad 2 weighs just 1.3 pounds. It’ll be available in 2 colors, and White color will be available from Day 1. Also, the Battery performance is same as the 1st gen iPad, i.e. 10 hours of usage and a month of standby. The Apple iPad 2 will be available both with AT&T and Verizon.

The price for the Apple iPad 2 is the same as that of 1sy gen iPad. Infact, 1st gen iPad’s prices have been slashed down to $399.

iPad 2 Pricing

The iPad 2 will be available in the US on March 11th. And in other 26 countries including Australia, Canada, UK, France on March 25th..

Here are the overall iPad 2 specifications:

  1. Faster, Lighter, Thinner
  2. Cameras and Gyro
  3. iOS 4.3 + FaceTime & PhotoBooth
  4. iMovie & GarageBand
  5. 3G on Verizon & AT&T
  6. 10 hour battery life

So lets wait and see if 2011 is gonna be a year of iPad 2..

[Image Courtesy: Engadget Live!]

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Andrew May 26, 2011 at 11:53 pm

Hi there, have you guys checked out the Grabbit2 for iPad2? Go to the
fundraiser page and take advantage of their unbeatable offer by end of the
week: http://kck.st/ho0ntY
-It has a thermoplastic hardshell for the iPad2 with a rotatable leather
handle. And a hardcover for the screen.
- they even have this clip where you can use it like a monitor-stand or to
hang your iPad on the wall.
- you guys got to hurry, deadline is in 6 days

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Italia June 23, 2011 at 12:21 pm

I’m not sure why Amazon felt the need to put the reviews from the Ipad Missing Manual under the Ipad 2 Missing Manual but this review is for the Ipad 2 Missing Manual.

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