iPad
Pick up the new iPad and suddenly, it’s clear. You’re actually touching your photos, reading a book, playing the piano. Nothing comes between you and what you love. To make that hands-on experience even better, we made the fundamental elements of iPad better — the display, the camera, the wireless connection. All of which makes the new, third-generation iPad capable of so much more than you ever imagined.
The best display ever on a mobile device.
Everything you do with iPad, you do through its large, beautiful display. And when the display is better, the entire iPad experience is better. The Retina display on the new iPad features a 2048-by-1536 resolution, 44 percent greater color saturation, and an astounding 3.1 million pixels — in the same 9.7-inch space. That’s four times the number of pixels in iPad 2 and a million more than an HDTV. Those pixels are so close together, your eyes can’t discern individual ones at a normal viewing distance. When you can’t see the pixels, you see the whole picture. Or article. Or game. In ways you never could before.
Breakthrough technology. For a breakthrough display.
In order to create a display with four times the pixels, we had to design it in a completely new way. You see, every pixel in a display has multiple signals telling it when to light up. But when you have a lot of pixels and a lot of signals on the same plane, signals get crossed and image quality suffers. To make sure everything on the new iPad looks crystal clear, Apple engineers elevated the pixels onto a different plane — separating them from the signals. It’s technology that’s breakthrough. Just like the new iPad itself.
Size and Weight
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Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
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Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
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Depth: 0.37 inch (9.4 mm)
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Weight: 1.44 pounds (652 g)
Storage
Display
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Retina display
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9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
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2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
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Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
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Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Chip
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Dual-core Apple A5X custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip with quad-core graphics
Wireless and Cellular
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Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
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Bluetooth 4.0 technology
Cameras, Photos, and Video Recording
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5-megapixel iSight camera
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Autofocus
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Tap to focus
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Face detection in still images
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Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
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Video stabilization
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FaceTime camera with VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second
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Photo and video geotagging
Battery and Power
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Built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
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Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
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Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Input and Output
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30-pin dock connector port
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3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
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Built-in speaker
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Microphone
Sensors
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Accelerometer
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Ambient light sensor
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Gyroscope
Location
Audio Playback
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Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
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Audio formats supported: HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
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User-configurable maximum volume limit
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Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through with Apple Digital AV Adapter (sold separately)
TV and Video
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AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) at 720p
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AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p
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Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
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Video out support at 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cable sold separately)
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Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.1 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 per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
Mail Attachment Support
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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)
System Requirements
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Apple ID (required for some features)
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Internet access6
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Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires: ◦Mac: OS X v10.5.8 or later
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◦PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
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◦iTunes 10.6 or later
In the Box
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iPad
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Dock Connector to USB Cable
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10W USB Power Adapter
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Documentation