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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  • blee
  • 9HE
  • 07 Mar 2012

well quite good but there ain t no big improooovements ,i ll stick up with my ipad 2 until i sell iit lol , i won t waste money just for few improoooovementsssss , Apple surprise me plzzz

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    • Guest
    • tA$
    • 07 Mar 2012

    wow, apple never does something half heartly.. its spec is so good XD now how can I tell, if someone has a samsung's galaxy tab or an ipad 3 if apple remove the home button?

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      • the_norwegian_guy
      • ms%
      • 07 Mar 2012

      The home button is still there, it is not gone. You can check by your self on Apple's homepage.

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        • AnonD-45461
        • LaG
        • 07 Mar 2012

        Rocky, 07 Mar 2012All you need is Retina Display for a new release??? this is... moreI just saw tha i have a "retina" display on my Motorola Defy. They advertise 264 ppi (on Ipad 3) as Retina, where my Motorola Defy has 265 ppi, so my Motorola Defy screen is now "upgraded" to Retina.Thats Bullshit APPLE!!! Real retina has 330 ppi (4s)

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          • Anonymous
          • p77
          • 07 Mar 2012

          With this new iPad and lowered iPad 2 price i feel sorry for other tablet markets, they don't have any change.

          Kindle still might going strong, but very soon WP7 tablets are going to outsell android tablets and that really doesn't take much :)

          I guess 2012 going to be iPad and WP tablets time, android left out the competition.

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            • AnonD-45461
            • LaG
            • 07 Mar 2012

            Anonymous, 07 Mar 2012Awesome! HD Screen, Quad-core and yet still 10 hour battery... moreit's not quad core my friend (this is the thing that Apple "forgot" to say) It's dual core (1GHz) with quad core graphics;)

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              • barz
              • dTV
              • 07 Mar 2012

              Ok I love tech im a real geek but not for specs more for just devices with good use quality. The ipad range just doesn't excite me I will be truthful. The specs are great the screen one of a kind and the processor is ahead of the game for gaming but the folks at apple just don't think. I mean a outdated os, a outdated view of what consumers want, a outdated staff who are old farts with more money then actual sense. I don't know what to say im just disappointed with the whole mobile tech world right now nothing interesting (unspec wise) as came out seen id say the original xperia that was a phone. I think the tech world has to take a out the box moment and start getting back to be innovaters not followers. I know its all about big business and making money but would it hurt to make them android phones with your own ui and not just a silly skin but a innovative detailed UI that is backed by apps not made for them. The mobile world needs to separate from being told to be this and that by the likes of google (I can't really say apple cos iphone is a stand alone phone and brand) and remember why ppl buy a mobile. As I said I think all company's should make there own phones just one even a year to show what can be done when the google and apple app madness is put to the background instead of being the foreground of the phone

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                • Anas
                • QR2
                • 07 Mar 2012

                superandyinternet, 07 Mar 2012Are people stupid, this is a downgrade on performance. T... moreYes I agree,it's a downgrade when it comes to graphics performance!!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • PG5
                  • 07 Mar 2012

                  Awesome! HD Screen, Quad-core and yet still 10 hour battery life! I want!

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                    • fady
                    • g5i
                    • 07 Mar 2012

                    Apple is doing what it usually does wich is making a platform that works as good as possible with the software that is offered on thier app store and giving more space for developpers to make even better apps but some people keeps comparing it with the other products wich offer only hardware while apple is offering both hardware and software.
                    every other worthy smartphone or tablet is working on android, the only competetor, wich is no match for the IOS wich is the real playfield for apple. starting from the first Iphone back in 2007 untill today's Ipad every single iproduct was not containing any hardware hit exept for the retina display screen and the buyers knows that and according to the market readings, they keep buying apple products more then any of the rivals so please anybody who wants to write about apple's istuff don't intentionly avoid being just and talk hardware and software at the same time
                    moh21lb@yahoo.com

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                      • zorril
                      • TSB
                      • 07 Mar 2012

                      Well that is a disapointment... NEXT

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                        • rg
                        • uvH
                        • 07 Mar 2012

                        how much RAM does new ipad have?

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                          • NSD
                          • m54
                          • 07 Mar 2012

                          AnonD-33815, 07 Mar 2012just a higher resolution to make people go wow,and make peo... moreI dont get what you are complaining about. when asus came with there full hd screen im sure u wasnt saying anything like what u just said lool. I personally think this is a good product but at the same time i still dont get the need for tabets when they mostly do the same things u can do on your phones. I also dont understand why appel came out with the iPad 1 then every other company came out with there own tablet after lool. I doubt we will fully be able to appreciate such a high resolution on such a small screen. I can just about tell the difference between a 1080p film and a 720p film on my computr screen let alone a 10" screen lool

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                            • superandyinternet
                            • LhZ
                            • 07 Mar 2012

                            Are people stupid, this is a downgrade on performance.

                            The ipads 2 gpu had to render (1024x768) = 786,432 pixels.
                            The ipads 3 gpu which is 2x the ipads 2 one has to render an unnecessary 2048x1536= 3,145,728

                            ie four times the pixels, with 2 times the gpu.

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                              • Asad
                              • qbi
                              • 07 Mar 2012

                              AnonD-45244, 07 Mar 2012we aren't here to discuss about the spelling mistakes, i th... moreNow please do not start crying. It's ok if some one tells you your mistake(s). Have courage to accept whats wrong. I guess you are an apple fan :)

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                                • jeez
                                • TSD
                                • 07 Mar 2012

                                Anonymous, 07 Mar 2012It has everything what i wanted so take my money ;) Inte... morenot iphone, the iphone, god really bad grammer you ifans!

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                                  • AnonD-23989
                                  • 0CD
                                  • 07 Mar 2012

                                  What a dissapointment crap rubbish

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                                    • AnonD-36827
                                    • nDB
                                    • 07 Mar 2012

                                    OMG!!! I just watched the keynote and they are so full of it. I'm getting bored with the: Best on the market, most powerful garb. Oh! And saying the A5X is 4 times more powerdul than the Tegra3. Where?. And comparing on IOS to Android on the Galaxy Tab apps. That really took the cake! Funny how thay kept the Galaxy in Landscape to make sure they have something to b****h about.

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                                      • Rocky
                                      • EsC
                                      • 07 Mar 2012

                                      All you need is Retina Display for a new release??? this is BS.

                                      But, I am very happy for all the apple fans that the new Ipad v3 is going to be released. Not that this is a great upgrade but Ipad 2 will only cost $399.00. Go get the Ipad2!!!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • p77
                                        • 07 Mar 2012

                                        It has everything what i wanted so take my money ;)

                                        Interesting that people here only talk about tech, that who have best specs, but doesn't understand the big picture. For example Apple today released iPhoto photo editing app for iPad. It means so much for averege user than specs numbers :)

                                        Apple again brought great apps for average users which really going to help them for example making their pictures look better or different. If iPhoto works anything like garageband it's going to be very easy and fun to edit those photos.

                                        Also there was sketchbook for drawing stuffs.

                                        You guys need to understand tablet biggest market is average people and Apple do things for them, just like they do with iPhone.