Apple Ipad 2 Set To Rock The Tablet World Again

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While Apple did not invent touchscreen tablets they were certainly the first company to whip up enough of a frenzy to make them a viable product for consumers. Prior to the launch of the original iPad many people had wondered what exactly was the point to tablets and many speculated that the product would become a spectacular failure. But, in true Apple fashion, the iPad went on to become a must have item with sales in the millions and spawned a whole new market in the world of electronics.
While there have been few tablets that have come close to the popularity of the iPad, the iPad 2 is not as much of a game changing device as the original. This is because the major improvements that have been made to the iPad 2 are already being featured on many of Apple's biggest tablet rivals, but there is no doubt that the iPad 2 will achieve the same level of popularity as the original.

One of these developments is the introduction of dual core processors, with the iPad 2 now featuring a dual core 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor providing twice the processing power of the original. The iPhone 4 won a lot of respect for its Retina ...
... Display screen and it is sad to see that Apple have not yet developed a way to bring this technology to the larger iPad display. Regardless of this, the iPad 2 comes with an excellent 9.7" LED backlit IPS screen with a superb 16 million colour depth.
The screen runs on capacitive technology and comes with all the multitouch glory that that entails. As well as featuring an accelerometer, as was found on the original iPad, the iPad 2 now comes with a 3-axis gyro sensor that was made popular on the latest iPhone. This provides full 3 dimensional controls that can be put to good use with many of the apps and games available from Apple's App Store.

Like the original, there are two versions of the iPad 2 available. One comes with just Wi-Fi support while the other comes with Wi-Fi and 3G connections. On top of this there are variations in the amount of storage capacity on offer, with either 16, 32 or 64GB available. Like most Apple devices there is no expandable microSD card slot, so what you see is what you get.

The iPad 2 comes with a 0.7 megapixel camera, which may seem like a bit of a disappointment considering some of the cameras available on competing devices. However, this does come with 720p video capturing and a secondary front facing VGA camera is available for video calling through FaceTime. The iPad 2 also comes with a TV-out port allowing you to enjoy videos through your home TV.

There is no doubt that the iPad 2 is not as ground breaking as the original Apple tablet, and looks set to face a lot more competition from the second wave of Android devices. Despite this, it features some significant improvements over the original including dual core processors, the inclusion of cameras and the 3 dimensional gyro sensor. As the original iPad still remains a best seller in the world of tablets it is likely that the iPad 2 will be a phenomenal hit despite being in a tougher position than its predecessor.

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