Written by NZiPhone | 17 March 2011
Posted in News - Site

What you need to know about the iPad 2

- Available March 25th for NZ
- It's thinner, faster and lighter than the original iPad.
- Screen resolution is the same
- The new front camera is the same one as on the iPhone 4
- The rear camera on the iPad 2 is the same as the 4G iPod Touch, which isn't as good as the iPhone 4 (at 5MP). 
 - Nevertheless the rear camera is still good enough for HD video, and photos up to 1280x720

- FaceTime is still

limited to WIFI only - bugger!
- RAM capacity is not published by Apple, but probably 512MB
- The iPad 2 uses a new dual-core processor called the A5 (up to 2x faster but at same clock rate)
- Graphics are up to 9x faster
- Power consumption is unchanged (approx 10 hours)
- The enclosure is mostly flat, and only 8.8mm thick compared to the previous 13.4mm
- The microphone has been moved to the top of the back plate
- The speaker is unchanged
- Will be available in both black and white colours!
- The case has hidden magnets built in specifically for the new Smart Cover

 

New accessories:

Video Mirroring. Plug Apples soon to be released Digital AV Adapter into your iPad 2 and you  can view your iPad display on your HDTV!

 

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