Two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording. The dual-core A5 chip. The same 10-hour battery life.1 All in a thinner, lighter design. Now iPad is even more amazing. And even less like anything else.
Thinner, lighter, and full of great ideas.
Once you pick up iPad 2, it’ll be hard to put down. That’s the
idea behind the all-new design. It’s 33 percent thinner and up to 15
percent lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands.2
And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching movies, and
reading books so natural, you might forget there’s incredible technology
under your fingers.
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. You’ll notice the difference when you’re surfing the web,
watching movies, making FaceTime video calls, gaming, and going from app
to app to app. Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster, and
everything just works better.
Superfast graphics. Go, gamers, go.
With up to nine times the graphics performance, gameplay on iPad
is even smoother and more realistic. And faster graphics help apps
perform better — especially those with video. You’ll see it when you’re
scrolling through your photo library, editing video with iMovie, and
viewing animations in Keynote.
Battery life keeps on going. So you can, too.
Even with the new thinner and lighter design, iPad has the same amazing 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. The
power-efficient A5 chip and iOS keep battery life from fading away, so
you can get carried 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
favorite 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 wacky
snapshots in Photo Booth. It’s the most fun a face can have.
iPad Smart Cover. Designed for iPad. And vice versa.
iPad 2 and the iPad Smart Cover are made for each other. Literally.4
We designed the iPad Smart Cover to work side-by-side with iPad — and
on top and underneath it, too. Smart magnetic technology built into each
really pulls them together. The iPad Smart Cover falls perfectly into
place and stays put to protect your iPad screen, yet doesn’t add bulk to
its thin, light design. Open the Smart Cover and your iPad wakes up
instantly. Close it and your iPad goes to sleep automatically. And
here’s another smart part: It transforms into the perfect
movie-watching, game-playing, web-surfing stand. It comes in 10 bright
colors — including five in rich, aniline-dyed Italian leather.5 Choose your favorite, and your iPad will be smart all around.
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 an airplane. 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.
Technology is at its best when it feels completely natural,
almost like there’s no technology at all. That’s Multi-Touch on iPad.
You use your fingers to do everything, so everything you do — surfing
the web, typing email, reading books, and swiping through photos — is
easier and a lot more fun. How does it work? 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.
iOS 4. The world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
iOS 4 is the operating system for iPad (along with iPhone and
iPod touch). It lets you browse, read, and see 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. And it’s the platform
on which more than 65,000 other amazing apps have been created for
iPad. It’s highly secure, stable, and responsive, and it’s made to work
seamlessly with the iPad hardware. iOS 4 is the reason no other device
has yet come close to iPad.
Instant On. The fun starts fast.
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.
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 either AT&T or
Verizon Wireless 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.6
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.
All the great stuff on your iPad — your music, photos, and video
— can now stream wirelessly to your HDTV and speakers via
AirPlay-enabled speakers or Apple TV on a Wi-Fi network.7 With just a tap on the AirPlay icon, blast some tunes, have a movie night, show off some photos, or watch YouTube. And go big. Learn more about AirPlay
Video mirroring. What you do is what they see.
Video mirroring is new for iPad and for every app, web page,
presentation, video, movie, or photo you want to show a big audience.
Just plug in the Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (sold
separately) and your HDTV or projector becomes a bigger version of your
iPad. One plug, that’s it. Everyone sees what’s on your display — even
when you rotate iPad from portrait to landscape or zoom in and out on
photos. Learn more about video mirroring
AirPrint. Print everything wirelessly.
Print your email, photos, web pages, and documents right from your iPad over Wi-Fi.8
There’s no software to download, no drivers to install, and no cables
to connect. With just a few taps, you can go from viewing something on
the iPad screen to holding a printed copy. Learn more about AirPrint
