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Technology so advanced, you'll forget it's even there.
When you pick up iPad, it becomes an extension of you. That's the idea behind its innovative design. It's just
8.8 millimetres thin and weighs as little as 601 grams, so it feels completely comfortable in your hands.2 And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching movies and reading books so natural, you'll wonder why you ever did it any other way
Dual-core A5 chip. It's fast, times two.
Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. Multitasking is smooth, apps load quickly and anything you touch responds instantly. And with up to nine times the graphics performance of the first-generation iPad, everything on iPad 2 is even more fluid and realistic, from gameplay to scrolling through your photo library.
Instant on. Touch and go.
Pick up your iPad, press the Home button, and it wakes from sleep instantly. That's because iPad features fast, efficient and reliable flash storage that lets you access data quickly. So everything effortlessly springs to life.
Battery life keeps on going. So you can too.
Even with such a thin, light design, iPad has an incredible 10-hour battery life.1 That's enough juice for one flight across the ocean, or one movie-watching all-nighter or a week's commute across town. Because iPad hardware and software are made for each other, the power-efficient A5 chip works with the iOS software to keep the battery life from fading away.
Two cameras. And a big hello to FaceTime for iPad.
You'll see two cameras on iPad — one on the front and one on the back. They may be tiny, but they're a big deal. They're designed for FaceTime video calling, and they work together so you can talk to your favourite people and see them smile and laugh back at you.3 The front camera puts you and your friend face to face. Switch to the back camera during your video call to share where you are, who you're with or what's going on around you. When you're not using FaceTime, let the back camera roll if you see something movie-worthy. It's HD, so whatever you shoot is a mini masterpiece. And you can take whacky snapshots in Photo Booth. It's the most fun a face can have.
iOS. The world's most advanced mobile operating system.
iOS is the operating system for iPad. And it lets you see and do everything just by touching the screen. It includes all the powerful, innovative and fun built-in apps you use every day, many times a day. It's the platform for which more than 140,000 other amazing iPad apps have been created to take advantage of the large Multi-Touch screen.
iCloud. Your content. On all your devices.
iCloud stores your music, photos, documents and more, and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices.6 So if you buy a song, take a photo or edit a calendar event on your iPad, iCloud makes sure it appears on your Mac, iPhone and iPod touch too. You don't have to do a thing.
LED-backlit display. The view is amazing.
iPad is one big, beautiful display — 9.7 inches of high-resolution photos, movies, web pages, books and more. LED backlighting makes everything you see remarkably crisp, vivid and bright. Even in places with low light, like a plane. And there's no wrong way to hold iPad. It's designed to show off everything in portrait and landscape, so with every turn (even upside down), the display adjusts to fit. Because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. Hold it up to someone across the room or share it with someone sitting next to you, and everyone gets a brilliant view.
Multi-Touch. Everything's at your fingertips.
With iPad, you use your fingers to do everything. And thanks to Multi-Touch technology, everything you do — surfing the web, typing email, reading books, swiping through photos and switching between apps — is easier and a lot more fun. When your fingers touch the display, it senses them using electrical fields. Then it instantly transforms your taps, swipes, pinches and flicks into lifelike actions. Just like that.
Wi-Fi and 3G. Two great ways to stay connected.
Every iPad is built with advanced 802.11n wireless technology. It automatically finds Wi-Fi networks, which you can join with a few taps. iPad is also available with 3G connectivity on carrier networks. So if you're somewhere without Wi-Fi, such as outdoors on a camping trip or on the road, you can still surf the web, check email or get directions.
Gyro, accelerometer and compass. iPad knows your every move.
With the built-in accelerometer, you can rotate iPad to portrait or landscape or even upside down, and whatever you're watching, reading or seeing adjusts to fit the display. And now the accelerometer, three-axis gyroscope and compass all work together. They sense which direction iPad is heading and how it's moving. So games, maps and other apps know your every twist, turn, tilt and 360. It's an epic win for gaming. And it's just the beginning of better-than-ever iPad apps.
