Apple iPad 2

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Tablet
• OS:
  • iOS (5.1, 5, 4.x)
• Dimensions:
  • 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 (241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm)
• Weight:
  • 21.62 oz (613 g)
    the average is 18.5 oz (529 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 9.70 inches
• Resolution:
  • 1024 x 768 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 132 ppi
• Technology:
  • IPS LCD
• Touchscreen:
  • • Capacitive, Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor

BATTERY

• Capacity:
  • 6944 mAh

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Apple A5
• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
• Graphics processor:
  • • PowerVR SGX543MP2
• System memory:
  • 512 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 64 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 0.7 megapixels
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.4
• Camcorder:
  • • 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
  • Features:
    • Video calling
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 0.3 megapixels VGA

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • Yes
• Built-in online services support:
  • YouTube (upload)

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
• Positioning:
  • A-GPS
• Navigation:
  • Yes

PHONE FEATURES

• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF)
• Messaging:
  • Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • Yes

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 2.1, EDR
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n
• USB:
  • • Yes
  • Connector:
    • Proprietary
• HDMI:
  • • Yes
• Other:
  • TV-Out, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
• • Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 02 Mar 2011

Pros

• Dual core processor
• Fast processor (1000 MHz)
• HDMI connector for TV-out ()

Cons

• Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi(132 ppi)
• The camera lacks autofocus
• The camera lacks flash
• Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
• Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable instead of a standard microUSB

Announced:02 Mar 2011Market status:ReleasedRelease date:11 Mar 2011

Description

The second generation of Apple's venerable tablet - iPad 2 - improves on its predecessor in both design and hardware. The iconic tablet is now thinner even than the iPhone 4 at 0.34" (8.8mm), and weighs just 1.35 pounds (613 grams). The big changes on the inside is the 1 GHz dual-core Apple A5 chipset, which provides 2x the CPU and 9x the GPU performance of its predecessor. All that while keeping the same 10 hours of battery life. Dressed entirely in black or white this time, the iPad 2 also sports HDMI output via a separate cable, as well as rear and front-facing cams, plus a bunch of new cool accessories.