Apple recently announced the much awaited iPad 2 at an event in San Francisco. Let’s discuss in brief what we have in plate with the new iPad 2.

1.       HARDWARE & DESIGN:

·         The new ipad2 runs on a recently announced iOS 4.3 and comes with same 9.7 inch display and 10 hours of battery.

·         With new Dual-Core 1GHz A5 processor chip the performance may have a thumbs up.

·         The new iPad 2 is made of just two pieces of aluminum similar to that of the MacBook Air.

·         The new iPad is 33% slimmer and light weighted if compared with the original iPad.

·         The new iPad2 comes with a front facing VGA camera as well as rear camera with HD(720p) video recording up to 30 frames per second with audio, there is also 5x Digital Zoom.

·         With this addition and FaceTime in place, the Video Calling will be a new experience for the Apple Lovers.

2.       PERFORMANCE:

·         With the new Dual-Core Processor, the performance of the new iPad has increased drastically, it’s 9 times faster compared to the older iPad.

·         With the additional Gyroscope built in, the gaming in the device will be a great experience and a challenge for the Game Developers out there.

·         Web Browsing, eBook Reading and watching movies on the new iPad is new experience.

·         The LED-backlit display makes everything look crisp, vivid and bright, which makes things look more beautiful.

·         The major disappointment was lack of Flash Support.

3.       ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

·         See Pics, videos on a bigger display!

·         The new iPad comes with AirPlay where the user can connect his device to the HDTV via Apple TV. Awesome isn’t it??

4.       ACCESSORIES:

.         Smart Cover for iPad works both as a screen cover and iPad Stand.

.         The most interesting part of the iPad Smart Covers is the magnetic system. The cover rests over the screen and magnets along the right side snap down onto the top of the iPad covering the screen and putting it into sleep mode. Moreover, it can be folded and can be used a stand.

5.       WHAT COULD BE BETTER?

·         CAMERA:

The new iPad camera stills are below average. The upgrade on the Camera will be a major change I would like to see.

·         FLASH SUPPORT:

Some Flash Support should be needed in addition to the awesome web browsing experience.

iPad 2 is really a worthy successor to iPad and has raised the benchmark for tablet computing. With all these new features and increased GPU Performance, we hope that the App store would be booming with some really exciting apps for iPad 2! :)