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“Until you see it you can’t understand how amazing it is”
-------- Philip Schiller - Senior Vice President Apple Inc.
When you are on a stage and spilling the beans about one of the most hyped gadget of the year, you are obligated to deliver nothing short of the best, especially when your company's tagline reads "Apple."
Apple doesn't like to call its new baby iPad 3 or iPad HD. Just call it - "iPad" and yes the third-generation iPad has been finally launched by Apple on 7th of March and boy have I run out of words to describe its new display ?
Apple's first keynote of this year made all the eyes focus on Tim Cook. I have to admit that the guys at Cupertino managed well to conduct the new iPad launch event without "Steve Jobs." Although the new iPad is a bit thicker and heavier than the iPad 2 (which you might not feel) but it literally blows the iPad 2 in its new high resolution "Retina display."
The new iPad launch maintained its rumors, hype, melodrama but did not epitomize a style that could have lampooned by the tech pundits. Before I say more, here are some of the features of the third-generation iPad which I have tabulated and posted below. This is all I could recollect from the Apple's keynote. Keep reading.......
| iPad -Third Generation |
Features & Specs
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Comments by iTecdent
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Display Size
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9.7 Inches
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Same as iPad 2.
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Display Technology
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LED backlit (IPS LCD)
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Same as iPad 2.
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Display Type
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Retina Display
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This is Apple's new, high contrast & vividly stunning display technology.
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Display Resolution
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2048 × 1536 Pixels
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This resolution screams at all kinds of HD 1080p displays in the market.
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Pixel Density
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264 Pixels Per Inch (PPI)
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4 times more than the iPad 2 & even your HDTV at home.
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Camera
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Front shoots: VGA quality - 0.3 MP. The back (iSight) shoots HD 1080p With 5 MP stills
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Takes better pictures & videos than iPad 2.
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Processor/CPU
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Dual-core Apple A5X
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Processor/CPU speed is same as iPad 2.
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RAM
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1GB
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Double than iPad 2
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Graphics/GPU
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Quadcore
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Pictures or games for kids appear more smooth and stunning due to Quadcore premium graphics.
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Operating System
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New iOS 5.1 (Available with new iTunes version 10.6)
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iOS 5.1 is loaded with features like new redesigned apps, functionality and performance.
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Wi-FI
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802.11 a/b/g/n
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Same as iPad 2.
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Bluetooth Version
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4.0
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Longer range, better battery life & more energy efficiency than iPad 2's bluetooth version 2.1 EDR.
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Voice Dictation
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Let's you write messages or take notes from your voice.
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Missing in iPad 2.
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Battery Life
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Wi-Fi=10 hrs & 4G LTE=9 hrs
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Apple has maintained a good battery life even with the ultrafast 4G LTE network.
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Network
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4G LTE/GSM/CDMA/UMTS
(Verizon and, AT & T) |
4G LTE offers faster download & page loading speeds. Most awaited feature among all the iPads.
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Storage
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16GB/32GB/64GB
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No change.
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Price Range
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$499 to $829
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iPad 2 starts now at $399.
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Initial Availability
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16th March, 2012
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Colors
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Black or white
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