It is really great to see the release of the latest iPad model iPad 3. From the appearance, we may be see a big difference.
Let's have a look at the physical reference data as below,
iPad Item |
iPad 2 |
iPad 3 |
Display |
9.7-inch
LED-backlit IPS LCD |
9.7-inch
LED-backlit IPS LCD |
Resolution |
1024 x 768 |
2048 x 1536 "Retina Display" |
CPU |
1GHz dual-core Apple A5 |
1GHz dual-core Apple A5X |
Graphics |
PowerVR SGX 543MP2 |
TBA (but "Quad-Core," our first guess a PowerVR SGX MP4+) |
Memory |
512MB RAM |
TBA |
Storage |
16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
Front Camera |
VGA (640 x 480) |
VGA (640 x 480) |
Rear Camera |
0.7-megapixel, fixed focus |
5-megapixel, autofocus |
Cellular |
EDGE plus Quadband HSPA or CDMA EV-Do Rev.A (Verizon) |
"World-Ready" 3G, HSPA+, DC-HSPA, 4G LTE (AT&T, Verizon) |
WiFi |
802.11 a/b/g/n |
802.11 a/b/g/n |
Bluetooth |
2.1 + EDR |
4.0 |
Accelerometer |
3-axis |
3-axis |
Gyroscope |
3-axis |
3-axis |
Thickness |
0.34-inch (8.8mm) |
0.37-inch (9.4mm) |
Weight (WiFi) |
1.33 pounds (601 grams) |
1.44 pounds (652 grams) |
Weight (3G / LTE) |
AT&T 1.35 pounds (613 grams)
Verizon 1.34 pounds (607 grams) |
1.46 pounds (662 grams) |
Battery Life |
25-watt-hour lithium polymer (rated 10 Hours) |
42.5-watt-hour lithium polymer
(rated 10 hours / 9 on 4G) |
Ports |
30-pin dock, 3.5mm headphone |
30-pin dock, 3.5mm headphone |
Location (WiFi) |
WiFi, Digital Compass |
WiFi, Digital Compass |
Location (3G / LTE) |
aGPS, 3G, Digital Compass, WiFi |
aGPS, 3G, 4G, Digital Compass, WiFi |
Wow... that is a double speed on the new iPad 3 now. So what do you think ? Let's see about the price difference as below,

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