This article is about the wireless tablet computer by Apple Inc. For the retail point-of-sale device, see Fujitsu iPAD. For an "eye pad", see eyepatch.
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An iPad showing its home screen
Developer Apple Inc.
Manufacturer Foxconn (on contract)[1]
Type Tablet media player/PC
Release date Wi-Fi model (U.S.):
April 3, 2010 (2010-04-03)[2][3]
Wi-Fi + 3G Model (U.S.):
April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)[4][5]
Both Models (Nine more countries): May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)[6]
Units sold 3 million (as of 22 June 2010 (2010 -06-22)[update])[7]
Operating system iOS 3.2 (build 7B367)[8]
Released April 3, 2010; 2 months ago (2010-04-03)
Power Internal rechargeable non-removable 25 W·h (90 kJ) lithium-polymer battery[9]
CPU 1 GHz Apple A4[9][10]
PowerVR SGX 535 GPU[11]
Storage capacity Flash memory
16GB, 32GB, or 64GB models only[9]
Memory 256 MB DRAM built into Apple A4 package (top package of PoP contains two 128 MB dies)[12]
Display 1024 × 768 px (aspect ratio 4:3), 9.7 in (25 cm) diagonal, appr. 45 in2 (290 cm2), 132 PPI, XGA, LED-backlit IPS LCD[9]
Input Multi-touch touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, magnetometer
Camera None
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, USB 2.0/Dock connector
Wi-Fi + 3G model also includes: A-GPS, micro-SIM slot, Quad-band GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE, Tri-band UMTS 850 1900 2100 MHz HSDPA
Online services iTunes Store, App Store, MobileMe, iBookstore
Dimensions 242.8 mm (9.56 in) (h)
189.7 mm (7.47 in) (w)
13.4 mm (0.53 in) (d)
Weight Wi-Fi model: 680 g (1.5 lb)
Wi-Fi + 3G model: 730 g (1.6 lb)[9]
Related articles iPhone, iPod touch (Comparison)
Website www.apple.com/ipad
The iPad is a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple. It is particularly marketed for consumption of media such as books and periodicals, movies, music, and games, and for general web and e-mail access. At around 700 grams its size and weight are intermediate between most contemporary smartphones and laptop computers. Sales of the iPad tablet are strong:[13] since its release in April 2010, Apple has sold 3 million iPads.[7]
The iPad runs the same operating system as the previously introduced iPod Touch and iPhone (initially iPhone OS 3.2, with an update to iOS 4 announced for Fall 2010). Likewise, it is controlled by a multitouch display sensitive to fingertip contact with up to eleven fingers.[14] This is unlike most previous tablet computers which instead used a pressure-triggered stylus.[15][16][17] It runs iPad-specific applications as well as those written for the iPhone and iPod Touch, including e-book readers.
The iPad uses Wi-Fi or a 3G mobile data connection to browse the Internet, load and stream media, and install software.[18][19][20] A USB cable is required to sync the iPad with iTunes on a personal computer, by which the device is managed.[21] Media reaction to the device has generally been neutral or positive, though some media and users liken the device to an unfinished product due to the lack of multitasking and limitations of iPhone OS 3.2.[22][23][24]
