New Apple iPad goes official, Retina display and A5X chip

07 March, 2012
The new Apple iPad features quad-core GPU, a 2048x1536 pixel screen and LTE connectivity.

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  • 07 Mar 2012

PLYRZR0, 07 Mar 2012(off-topic: @apple4ever what do you mean by "they've d... moreWell, let's just take a look at the specs:
The new iPad features 21Mbps HSPA+ and 42Mbps DC-HSDPA and 4G LTE up to 73Mbps!

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    • PLYRZR0
    • mtQ
    • 07 Mar 2012

    (off-topic: @apple4ever what do you mean by "they've done it again!"???)

    I thought that "retina" stand for a 300ppi+ screen, but it has 260-270 ppi... Impressive certainly, but a little tiny bit off a let down...

    Because the bigger let down is a dual-core chipset instead of a quad-core... (if you look at it pricewize...)

    Apple sucks...

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      • Hafefiof
      • n{Q
      • 07 Mar 2012

      Thank you GSMArena for the coverage!

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        • Akki
        • utR
        • 07 Mar 2012

        Lol... another marketing gimmick
        according to apple, their dual core processor combined with quad core GPU is 3 times faster than the Nvidia Tegra 3 which is a quad core CPU(actually 4 and a half core) with a massive 12 core GPU...

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          • Anonymous
          • xAL
          • 07 Mar 2012

          hi, 07 Mar 2012ipad 3 is kinda of a fail to me really the cpu and GPU will... moreactally the bump the GPU with 2 extra core just for holding the huge screen resolution togehter , overall performance? i think it will be neck-to-neck with ipad2

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            • Betoncio
            • 8WC
            • 07 Mar 2012

            LOL what a dissapointment, the resolution is great but not too much compared to a 10" at 1920x1080, i mean it´s almost an unnoticeable difference between them to the human eye, everybody was waiting for the A6 quad core, everyone else is having one of those, and the graphics, ok they improved a lot, but soon everyone else will, and even better options will show, besides the screen, i don´t see any big upgrade here, this will be the year that Android tablets were waiting for, i´m not saying that they will kill the iPad, but surely they will gain some more fans.

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              • Anonymous
              • xAL
              • 07 Mar 2012

              goood apple . . . now beat them samsung !

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                • 07 Mar 2012

                hi, 07 Mar 2012ipad 3 is kinda of a fail to me really the cpu and GPU will... moreCPU and GPU bottleneck each other? Do you know how stupid that sounds? LOL

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                  • Anonymous
                  • JF8
                  • 07 Mar 2012

                  AnonD-45443, 07 Mar 2012I'm getting a minute-by-minute report. The new iPad is simp... moreWow amazing how? Tell me. Please please I'm so exited. What have Apple done to surpass everyone this time? I'm sure the it has something that will revolutionize the whole world yet again. Everyone will work their end off copying this one as well

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                    • Lh@
                    • 07 Mar 2012

                    ipad 3 is kinda of a fail to me really the cpu and GPU will bottleneck each other and also the extra dual gpu added will be used by the screen

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                      • pmj
                      • 07 Mar 2012

                      what about this a5x ?? is it a9 4 core? and what about graphic card and ram?

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                        • b6H
                        • 07 Mar 2012

                        What about the front facing camera ?

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                          • 07 Mar 2012

                          Heres hoping that it can finally play 720p videos in HARDWARE MODE!

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                            • AnonD-45443
                            • S26
                            • 07 Mar 2012

                            I'm getting a minute-by-minute report. The new iPad is simply AMAZING! Beyond wildest expectations, at least for me. I can't believe they've done it again!!

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                              • rottenapple
                              • IaH
                              • 07 Mar 2012

                              damn! why its not 7"?! its a same product with a new features?! BORING!!!!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 0Cb
                                • 07 Mar 2012

                                Anon, 07 Mar 2012Great, another Apple song and dance about how their new pro... morewhat "everything product" do what is doing ipad 3 ??? there is no tablet with such resolution, such video recording, such beauty and state of the art execution, such superb and powerful output on headphones for music maniacs. i do not know how is to use ipad 3 yet, but as an ipad 2 owner, i can tell you enything else is rubbish from all the points of view. who criticize apple products,in fact can't afford one. i rest my case.

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                                  • Stud
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                                  • 07 Mar 2012

                                  http://live.cnet.com/Event/Apples_March_7_special_event_live_from_SF
                                  See this link for the Latest News
                                  This is Really Good

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                                    • Lh@
                                    • 07 Mar 2012

                                    [deleted post]not live really their just talking why not just keep refreshing gsmarena website

                                    they keep on blabbing

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                                      • hi
                                      • Lh@
                                      • 07 Mar 2012

                                      hurry up apple and talke about the ram, battery and ios 5.1

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 0xQ
                                        • 07 Mar 2012

                                        Biggest question for me is "Why do you need a screen that's smaller than a TV screen(81cm or more) but has more pixels?" I get the idea of Nokia 808 41mpx camera, you need those pixels for zooming, but iPad3 screen looks useless, it looks like MAC OS "I can open a bunch of tabs/windows, but i can't run Windows(or simply more) programs without an emu"