Apple iPad 2
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- Posted: 02 Mar 2011 Announced: 02 Mar 2011
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 11 Mar 2011
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- US carrier availability: AT&T - Available (Since 11 Mar 2011)
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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.
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Apple iPad 2 specifications
Pros
- Thin body, measuring less than 9.5mm/0.37inches (0.34 inches)
- Dual core processor
- Fast processor (1000 MHz)
Cons
- Low-resolution camera (0.7 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable for computer connection instead of a standard microUSB
Design
- Device type:
- Tablet
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- iOS (5, 4.x)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 (241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 21.62 oz (613 g)
the average is 16.2 oz (463 g)
- 21.62 oz (613 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 9.70 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 1024 x 768 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 132 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- IPS LCD
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor
Hardware
- Processor:
- Dual core, 1000 MHz, A5
- Graphics processor:
- Yes
- System memory:
- 512 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 64000 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 0.7 megapixels
- Camcorder:
- 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Filter by:
- Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
- Features:
- Album art cover, Background playback
- Filter by:
- YouTube player:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, HTML5
- Built-in online services support:
- YouTube (upload)
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, EDGE
- Satellite system:
- A-GPS
- Navigation:
- Yes
Phone features
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF)
- Messaging:
- Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.1, EDR
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g, n, a
- USB:
- Yes
- Connector:
- Proprietary
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- USB charging
- HDMI:
- Yes
- TV-Out, Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Silent mode, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
- Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 02 Mar 2011
Alternative variants
We list only the specs that are different than the main variant
Apple iPad 2 32GB
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 32768 MB
Apple iPad 2 16GB
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
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