The latest Generation of iPad is officially announced by Apple. iPad 2 is Apple's second generation tablet and first dual core tablet in the market. The iPad 1 has already made a huge success in the industry. iPad 2 comes with two cameras, rear/back camera is for high definition video capturing and front VGA camers for FaceTime and Photo Booth (Photo Booth app: to take self snaps with different filters) the dual camera feature also allows to make FaceTime calls to iPhone 4, MAC and ipod Touch users, Apples Dual Core A5 processor, Long Battery Time (upto 10 hours).
Apple iPad 2 Specifications & Review:
All News Design: Less in uour hand More at your finguretips
Dual Core A5 Processor: Two times faster (Two powerful cores and faster graphics mean better watching, better gaming, better sufring, better everything)
Dual Cameras:
iPad Smart Cover: Protection, self aligning magnetic cover allows to attach and remove easily.
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Size And Weight:
Height : 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
Width : 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
Depth : 0.34 inch (8.8 mm)
Weight :1.33 pounds (601 g)
Storage:
16GB
32GB
64GB
Connectivity:
(Wireless, GSM, CDMA)
-Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
-Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Display:
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Chip:
- 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
Cameras :
- Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom
- Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera
- Tap to control exposure for video or stills
- Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
Battery And Power:
- Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
- Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Input/Output:
- 30-pin dock connector port
- 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
- Built-in speaker
- Microphone
Sensors:
- Three-axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
location:
- Wi-Fi
- Digital compass
- GPS only with Ipad 2 3G version)
- Digital compass
- GPS only with Ipad 2 3G version)
Audio Playback:
- Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
- Audio formats supported: HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
- Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through with Apple Digital AV Adapter (sold separately)
TV and Video:
- Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (cables sold separately)
- Video out support at 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format.
Accessibility:
• Support for playback of closed-captioned content
• VoiceOver screen reader
• Full-screen zoom magnification
• White on black display
• Mono audio
• VoiceOver screen reader
• Full-screen zoom magnification
• White on black display
• Mono audio
Connectivity With PC:
• PC with USB 2.0 port --- Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
• Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later --- Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
• iTunes 10.2 or later recommended
(free download from www.itunes.com/download)
• iTunes Store account
• Internet access
iPad 2 BOX contains:
• iPad
• Dock Connector to USB Cable
• 10W USB Power Adapter
• Documentation
• Dock Connector to USB Cable
• 10W USB Power Adapter
• Documentation
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Comparison of iPad 1 and iPad 2
| Apple iPad 2 | Apple iPad 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | LED 9.7" (1024 x 768) | LED 9.7" (1024 x 768) |
| Processor | 1 GHZ dual-core Apple A5 | 1 GHZ Apple A4 |
| Storage | 16, 32 & 64 GB | 16, 32 & 64 GB |
| Camera | Dual Camera | No Camera |
| Radio | EDGE quadband HSPA/CDMA/Evo-Do | EDGE / triband HSPA |
| weight | 601 g (iPad 2 WiFi) | 680 g |
| Gyroscope | Yes | No |
