iPad 2 is expected to be considerably slimmer and lighter than the original, with front and back cameras to allow for video calling, and possibly an improved screen resolution.The fact that Apple is working on aniPad 2, of course, is common knowledge. The famously tight-lipped company rarely talks about upcoming product launches, and isn't talking now. But Apple has never denied that it intends to follow up on one of its most successful products.The 9.7-inch LED-backlit multitouch-enabled display remains unchanged from the first iPad, in terms of size and 1,024-by-768 resolution. The front panel is still covered by glass, but now the screen is framed in either glossy black or glossy white. The back panel is brushed aluminum on both the black and white models and prominently features the Apple logo right in the middle.
Internally, the new 1-GHz, dual-core A5 processor—only the second chip Apple has deigned to name and show off, however vaguely, to the public—is a "custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip," to quote the company directly. Steve Jobs claims it is up to nine times faster than the A4 chip for graphics processing. We know very little about the A5 beyond these stats thus far, but it is a noticeable improvement over the A4's already strong graphics processing. For example, the real-time effects it's able to render to live images in Photo Booth are quite impressive for both their speed and grace.
The 3G radio for the iPad delivers solid speed that's in line with other Verizon 3G devices. To no one's surprise, our speed tests varied significantly depending on our locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn —the combined results yielded averages of 0.72 Mbps up and 1.35 Mbps down over 3G. Over Wi-Fi, we got 14.1 Mbps down and 0.61 Mbps up—very similar numbers to the Motorola Xoom $400.00 at Amazon Marketplace. The iPad 2 can connect to 802.11b/g/n wireless networks and integrates Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
Features of Tablet
2G Network - N/A
Announced - 2011, March
Internal - 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Bluetooth - Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging - iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
Dimensions - 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
Weight - 601 g
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