Apple iPad II

INTRODUCTION

Two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording. The Apple 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.

 

General

• Product Type Tablet
• Width 7.3 in
• Depth 0.4 in
• Height 9.5 in
• Weight 21.2 oz
• Color Black

Display

• Display Type 9.7 in IPS TFT active matrix – LED backlight – Yes
• Display Resolution 1024 x 768 ( 132 ppi )

Memory

• Flash Memory 16 GB Integrated

Processor

• Processor Apple A5 1 GHz
• Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core

Communications

• Wireless Connectivity Bluetooth 2.1 EDR,
  802.11 a/b/g/n

Digital Camera

• Rear-facing Camera Yes
• Digital Zoom 5
• HD Video Recording 720p
• Features Tap to control exposure for video or stills,
  Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
• Front-facing Camera VGA

EBook Reader

• Supported Text Formats DOCX,
  HTML,
  PDF,
  DOC,
  RTF,
  TXT
• Supported Still Image Formats PPT,
  TIFF,
  JPEG,
  GIF,
  PPTX

Multimedia Functionality

• Supported Digital Video Formats MPEG-4 SP (up to 640×480),
  H.264 Main Profile Level 3.1 (up to 720p),
  Motion JPEG (up to 1280×720)
• Max Resolution (external) 1920 x 1080
• Audio Microphone , speaker(s) – Mono
• Supported Digital Audio Formats AAC,
  WAV,
  AIFF,
  Protected AAC,
  MP3,
  Apple Lossless,
  Audible

GPS System

• GPS Navigation None

Input Device

• Type Touch-screen

Battery

• Technology / Form Factor Lithium polymer
• Capacity 25 Wh
• Run Time (Up To) 10 hour(s)
• Run Time Details Web browsing over Wi-Fi – up to 10 hour(s),
  Video playback – up to 10 hour(s),
  Audio playback – up to 10 hour(s)

Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Headphones – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm,
  1 x Docking / port replicator – 30-pin dock connector

Miscellaneous

• Sensors Accelerometer,
  Ambient light sensor,
  Three-axis gyro sensor
• Features AirPlay,
  AirPrint,
  VoiceOver screen reader,
  Fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating,
  Charging via USB,
  Digital compass
• Included Accessories Power adapter
• Cables Included 1 x USB adapter

Operating System / Software

• OS Provided Apple iOS 4
• Software YouTube,
  Camera,
  iBooks,
  iTunes,
  Maps,
  Game Center,
  Photo Booth,
  FaceTime,
  Videos,
  Safari,
  Find My iPad,
  Photos,
  App Store,
  iPod,
  Mail,
  Notes,
  Calendar,
  Contacts

System Requirements for PC Connection

• OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.5.8 or later,
  Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later,
  Microsoft Windows 7,
  Microsoft Windows Vista

Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & Support 1 year warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty – 1 year,
  Technical support – Phone consulting – 90 days

Environmental Parameters

• Min Operating Temperature 32 �F
• Max Operating Temperature 95 �F
• Humidity Range Operating 5 – 95%
• Min Storage Temperature -4 �F
• Max Storage Temperature 113 �F
• Max Altitude Operating 9840 ft

 

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 per cent thinner and up to 15 per cent lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands.² And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching films 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.³ You’ll notice the difference when you’re surfing the web, watching films, making FaceTime video calls, gaming and going from app to app to app. Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster and everything just works better.

Super-fast 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.

 

Performance

Geekbench
Results (higher is better)

Apple iPad 2
721

Apple iPad
442

Apple iPhone 4
375

As we noted above, the iPad is equipped with a 1GHz, dual-core chip called the A5. According to Geekbench, the CPU is clocked at 800MHz. When we first handled the device, it seemed noticeably faster to us, and even after a week with the tablet, it’s still zippier than the previous model by a longshot.
The CPU and graphics performance of this tablet felt extremely impressive to us — the iPad 2 performed excellently no matter what we threw at it, games and graphically taxing apps seemed to have higher frame rates, and even when dealing with CPU intensive programs like GarageBand, it rarely (if ever) seemed to be struggling.
But don’t just take our word for it: Geekbench demonstrates quite clearly just what the processor gains on the iPad 2 look like.

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 film-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.

 

Battery Life

Apple iPad 2
10:26

Apple iPad
9:33

Motorola Xoom
8:20

Dell Streak 7
3:26

Archos 101
7:20

Samsung Galaxy Tab
6:09

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. If it’s worth filming, let the back camera roll. It’s HD, so every movie you shoot is a mini-masterpiece. And you can take wacky snapshots in Photo Booth. It’s the most fun a face can have.

Watch the iPad
Smart Cover video

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 film-watching, game-playing, web-surfing stand. It comes in 10 bright colours — including five in rich, aniline-dyed Italian leather. Choose your favourite, and your iPad will be smart all round.
Learn more about the iPad Smart Cover

The iPad Smart Cover attaches magnetically and aligns perfectly with iPad 2.

LED-backlit display.
The view is amazing.

iPad is one big, beautiful display — 9.7 inches of high-resolution photos, films, 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 pointing your finger. 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.
Learn more about iOS 4

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. 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.⁵
Learn more about Wi-Fi and 3G

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 where iPad is, which direction it’s facing 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.

Video mirroring. What you do is what they see.

Video mirroring is new for iPad and for every app, web page, presentation, video, film or photo you want to show a big audience. Just plug in the Apple Digital AV Adapter or Dock Connector to 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. Faster graphics performance from the A5 chip means a bigger (and better) performance in the classroom, boardroom or living room.

AirPrint. Print everything wirelessly.

Print your email, photos, web pages and documents straight from your iPad over Wi-Fi.⁶ 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.