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08/03/12
New iPad Features Retina Display, A5X Chip, 5 Megapixel iSight Camera
& Ultrafast 4G LTE
Apple today introduced the new iPad, the third generation of its
category defining mobile device, featuring a stunning new Retina display,
Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera
with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. iPad
with Wi-Fi + 4G connects to fast networks worldwide, including AT&T’s and
Verizon’s 4G LTE networks, and still delivers the same all-day 10 hour
battery life* while remaining amazingly thin and light. Beginning today,
iPad 2 will be offered at an even more affordable price starting at just
$399.
“The new iPad redefines the category Apple created less than two years ago,
delivering the most amazing experience people have ever had with
technology,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of
Worldwide Marketing. “The new iPad now has the highest resolution display
ever seen on a mobile device with 3.1 million pixels, delivering razor sharp
text and unbelievable detail in photos and videos.”
The new iPad’s Retina display delivers four times the number of pixels of
iPad 2, so dense that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual
pixels when held at a normal distance, making web pages, text, images and
video look incredibly sharp and realistic. The 3.1 million pixels in the
Retina display are more than one million more pixels than an HD TV, and with
44 percent increased color saturation the new iPad displays colors that are
unbelievably richer, deeper and more vivid. Movies are now capable of
playing at full 1080p HD-resolution, delivering an incomparable viewing
experience on a mobile device.
The powerful new A5X chip with quad-core graphics was specifically designed
by Apple to deliver a fast, responsive user experience while supporting the
incredible Retina display. With double the graphics performance of the A5
chip, the A5X provides a superb balance between performance and power
efficiency so users can enjoy all the benefits of the stunning new display
while experiencing a smooth Multi-Touch interface, immersive gameplay,
incredible visual depth and all-day battery life that iPad is known for
delivering.
The 5 megapixel iSight camera features advanced optics for taking stunning
pictures and recording full HD video. Backside illumination allows you to
take great photos in low-light conditions and a new video image
stabilization feature removes the bumps and shakes typically seen when
filming with a hand-held device. Images can be enjoyed on the large Retina
display, then edited, enhanced and easily shared with friends and family
using the built-in Photos app on iPad.
iPad Wi-Fi + 4G with built-in next generation 4G LTE has the most
comprehensive support for fast networks worldwide including HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA,
and now both CDMA and GSM iPad users have the ability to easily roam
internationally. The world-ready iPad delivers blazing download and upload
speeds so web pages load incredibly quickly and email with large attachments
can be sent and received easily. Personal Hotspot can be used to share the
fast network connection on your iPad with up to 5 other devices using Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth or USB**.
With iOS 5.1, the latest update to the world’s most advanced mobile
operating system, the new iPad has a number of new features and enhancements
including: a redesigned Camera app with video stabilization technology; the
ability to delete photos from Photo Stream; support for dictation in
English, French, German and Japanese; and Personal Hotspot. iOS 5.1 also
works seamlessly with iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services
including iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud, that
works seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to
automatically and wirelessly store your content and push it to your devices.
When content changes on one of your devices, your other devices are updated
automatically.
The new iPad also supports dictation, another amazing way to get things done
just using your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the
keyboard, then say what you want to say and the new iPad listens. Tap done,
and iPad converts your words into text. You can use dictation to write
messages, take notes, search the web and more. Dictation also works with
third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or write
Instagram captions.
Apple also introduced the iPhoto app, along with major updates to iMovie and
GarageBand, completing its suite of iLife apps for iOS. iLife and the iWork
apps, Pages, Keynote and Numbers, have all been updated to take advantage of
the new iPad Retina display. iPhoto includes breakthrough Multi-Touch
features so you can use simple gestures to sort through hundreds of photos
and find your best shots, enhance and retouch your images using fingertip
brushes and share stunning photo journals with iCloud. iMovie now gives you
the ability to create amazing Hollywood-style trailers as you record HD
video, and GarageBand introduces Jam Session, an innovative and fun new
feature that allows a group of friends to wirelessly connect to play
instruments and record music together live on their iOS devices.
iPad runs almost all of the over 585,000 apps available on the App Store,
including more than 200,000 native iPad apps, from a wide range of
categories, including books, games, business, news, sports, health,
reference and travel. The iTunes Store puts the world’s most popular online
music, TV and movie store at your fingertips with a catalog of over 20
million songs, over 90,000 TV episodes and over 15,000 movies. The new
iBooks 2 app for iPad lets users experience an entirely new kind of ebook
that’s dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. iBooks created with Apple’s
new iBooks Author offer gorgeous, fullscreen ebooks with interactive
animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and much more
Pricing & Availability
The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white on Friday,
March 16 for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599
(US) for the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad Wi-Fi + 4G
for either AT&T or Verizon will be available for a suggested retail price of
$629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for
the 64GB model. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store (www.apple.com),
Apple’s retail stores, and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPad will also
be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto
Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands on Friday, March
16. Customers can begin pre-ordering their new iPad today, and the
incredible iPad 2 is now offered at a more affordable price of $399 (US) for
the 16GB Wi-Fi model and just $529 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model.
iOS 5.1 and iTunes 10.6 are available today as free software updates. iPhoto,
iMovie 1.3 and GarageBand 1.2 are available today for $4.99 (US) each from
the App Store (www.itunes.com/appstore). Keynote 1.6, Pages 1.6 and Numbers
1.6 are available today for $9.99 (US) each from the App Store. Updates are
available for free to existing customers. By the end of March iPad will be
available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau,
Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual
results vary.
**Personal Hotspot requires supporting data plan. Customers should check
with their carrier for availability.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS
X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music
revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the
mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining
the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
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