Apple iPad : Features, Specifications, Price & Availability

[bony710]

After the months speculations and long wait finally Apple launched iPad today. The device launched today by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. One of the main feature of this phone is iBook reader and Apple will set up an iBook library from where you can buy iBooks. You can choose from 6 models of iPad. Three out of six models are 3G compatible and other three only have the option of Wi-Fi in it. I try to collect all the information about Apple’s new sensation in this article. I hope it will answer all your questions and queries about Apple iPad.

Features & Specifications
Size & Weight

• Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
• Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
• Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
• Weight: 1.5 pounds (0.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (0.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

Display

• 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
• 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Capacity

• 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

Battery & Power

• Built-in 25 Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
• Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
• Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Processor

• 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Sensor

• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor

Input & Output

• Dock connector
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
• Built-in speakers
• Microphone
• SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

Wireless & Cellular
Wi-Fi model

• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Wi-Fi + 3G model

• UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Data only2
• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Audio Playback

• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV & Video

• Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite Cable
• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Location

• Wi-Fi
• Digital compass
• Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
• Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

Mail Attachment Support

• Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Languages

• Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian
• Keyboard support for English (U.S.) English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
• Dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, French (Canadian), French (Swiss), German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian

Accessibility

• Support for playback of closed-captioned content
• VoiceOver screen reader
• Full-screen zoom magnification
• White on black display
• Mono audio

Price

• 16 GB, Wi-Fi only – $499
• 16 GB, Wi-Fi + 3G – $629
• 32 GB, Wi-Fi only – $599
• 32 GB, Wi-Fi + 3G – $729
• 64 GB, Wi-Fi only – $699
• 64 GB, Wi-Fi + 3G – $829

Availability
Today is just the day of announcement of the Apple iPad, right now its not available in the market. It will be available in the market by the end of March,2010. But if you want 3G model then you have to wait one more month as it will be available in April.
What’s missing in Apple iPad

• No Camera
• No Multitasking
• No HDMI output
• No USB Port

I hope Apple will have a look at these four things which lacks in iPad, and they will work on these things before its availability in the market

 

[Justpunjabi]

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