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The next generation Apple iPad proved to be, as expected, even better than its illusrious predecessor. And who can forget the fact that it is the Cubertine company that has given the world its first tastt of what constitutes a mobile computer tablet device. The Apple iPad 2 sold two million units within a week or so of its official launch in March, 2011.

It is as if Apple Inc had decided to leave the rivals far, far behind and mover further so much that there is left a vast distance to tbe covered to reach its level. Such is the sheer quality and vastly superior tablet technology that you get to see in the Apple iPad 2.

Apple has infused the maxium possible softwar muscle in the Apple iPad 2 by giving it the latest and futuristic Apple iOS version 5.0 of its criticaly acclaimed Operating System. This only implies that you have under your charge with the iPad 2 no less than 200 new software features with the iOS 5 making it happen.

Some of these features include the NewsStand, iMessage and Notificaton Centre, the Safari browser, AirPlay Mirroring, etc. Now, these are only a very few of the features that you get to experience because of the iOS 5. There is then the ready access to no less than 140,000 applications waiting just for you in the vast ocean called the Apple Store.

And driving this is the monstrous dual core A5 chip set.

You also have the luxury of using the facilty called the iCloud that enables you to manage all your contacts, photographs, videos, etc in a very systematic and simple way and also transfer them to your other Apple mobile devices, be it the Apple iPhone or iPod, etc.

Further, there is Twitter Integration, Navigation, etc that you can look forward to.Your web browsing will be happening on a altogether different level with the Safari browser and the 3G plus wi-fi connectivity provided.

Aailable in two models – iPad 2 3G and iPad 2 3G and Wi-fi, the Apple iPad 2 sports a visually dazzling 9.7-inch LED-backlit touch sensitive screen that simple floors you with its multi-touch display aided with IPS technology

The primary camera delivers a sound and glorius 720p high definition video recording and the secondary snapper also has the Face Time video calling feature and is good enough to offer 30 frames per second photography.

The battery is strong enough to extend 10 hours of usage on a single charge.

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Apple iPad 2 Review

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Apple iPad 2 Spectacular Specs Combined with Lucrative Prices makes it Irresistible!

The Apple iPad 2 has been around in the market place for about five months now. Apple certainly seems to have stuck pay dirt with it looking at the stupendous sales it is registering.

Simply put Apple has been clever in not wasting too much time in shoring up its next generation mobile computer tablet device with as much technological juice as possible and did some significant enhancements and that is about it. But the important point remains that it managed to hit the tablet store shelves in March 2011, itself. This was much before most of the other players got their act together came out with their respective tablet devices. Simply put, the Apple iPad 2 has been more of an evolutinary product than a revolutionary development. And this line of thinking has paid of big time for Apple.

When it released, except for the original version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the again the earlier version of the Dell producted Streak tablet.

This more than anything else and coupled, of coure with the super aggressive marketing glitz carried out world wide by Mr Steve Jobs, their indomitable chief executive officer is causing the millions and millions of unit sales going for Apple. Apple, this time around, also got the pricing very right. It went for a slightly less price than the first ever iPad and the results have been phenomenal to say the least.

Who would or can decline a world class tablet at a far below price than its predecessor and that too in the face of relentless and some times over the top marketing campaign undertaken by the Cubertine company?

To give you an instance, currently Apple is almost in the conclusing stages of finalizing a mega deal with the Thailand education department for supplying no less than 800,000 iPad devices for their students studying in the Prathom Grade 1 students. There is some ongoing negotiations taking place right now regarding how to go about training their faculty in the fine art of teaching students using the iPad 2 tablet.

Mind you, 800, 000 confirmed sales for a single community is a small country like Thailand is not a mean figure or accomplishment for that matter. Do we need say any more on this topic/

Except, we do realise the sheer importance of a strong marketing back up for all your technology products. We do believe that had the Blackberry Playbook tablet device got even half of this level of promotional support, it would most certainly have done far better than what it has achieved so far.

Basically what Apple did was to give the Apple iPad 2 the beefier A5 chipset and the more updated operating system of Apple iOS version 4.3. This implies, in other words, very fast downloading of web pages, a very efficient and intuitive user interface all through and a reasonable enough camera and a fine video recording and viewing experience. This much is what maximum that most customers would expect from any tablet.

Here, it would be appropriate to take a more closer look at the technical specifications that the Apple iPad 2 carries. This has been provided in the form of a table that is given below –

Technical Specifications	Apple iPad 2
Dimensions and Weight	241.2 mm x 185.7mm x 8.8 mm and 601 gms
Display and Touchscreen	9.7 inches wide LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology; 1024x768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi); finger-print resistant oleophobic coating; provision of Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Processor	1 Ghz dual core A5 chipset
Operating system	Apple iOS 4.3 version
Battery	Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery offers up to 10 hours of viewing videos , watching web or listening to music
Available Colour Editions	Black and White
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB for both the Wi-fi as well as the Wi-fi and 3G models
Models	Wi-fi and Wi-fi plus 3G Models
Internet Connectivity and Data Networking	Wi-Fi + 3G model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); Data only; Wi-fi802.11a/b/g/n); Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
Camera	Rear facing primary camera with 720p high definition video recording option and the front facing VGA snapper for Face Time images
Media Player	Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1. The audio file formats supported are – HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV.
	TV and Video

There are some shortcomings too!

But guesss, nothing, repeat nothing at all in this world is perfect. And your second generation tablet from Apple is also no exception to this rule.

The syncing option in the iPad 2 to the iTunes is not there. You still have to sync cable to sync all your music from iTunes and Cloud to sync nicely.

The other shortcoming is the despite being loaded with the supposedly monstrous A5 chip set, Apple for some strange reason has been miserly with the RAM given. It is well below the preferred 1 GB RAM at just 256 MB. Both the Motorola' Xoom as well as the HP Touch Pad have sound 1 GB RAM in them.

Users from both Endgadget and MacRoom have pointed to a yellow straitening line kind of thing appearing on the display. This observation when coupled with similar related pointers about the display of the iPad 2 not being up to the mark projected has been making the rounds almost from the day users got to have a feel of the new gazimo from Apple.

These are things that Apple need to rectify at the earliest.

The all important pricing factor!

The Three Mobile network service provider, T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 are the carriers who have shown more zealousness in selling the iPad 2 here. There are adequte cheap Apple iPad 2 contracts that you may like to consider. You pay £ 25 per month for the period of 24 months to Three Mobile network and in return obtain the device for another £ 299 only. In this monthly plan, you need to shell out effectively the sum of £ 34.54 only.

The other network carriers have also similarly priced contract plans.

Conclusion

There is nothing too negative about the Apple iPad 2. What is more, it is also available in the White edition.

Camera: 0.7 MP Mega Pixel

Display Size: 768 x 1024 pixels, 9.7 inches

MMCSlot: False

Display Type: LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M c

Ringtone Type:

Bluetooth: True

GPRSText:

3GText:

Battery Text: Standard battery, Li-Po 6930 mAh (25 Wh)

Weight: 601 g

Talk Time hours: Up to 10 h

Standby Hours: Up to 720 h

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