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What makes the new Apple iPad

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Apple Inc has unveiled an upgraded version of its popular iPad tablet on Wednesday, featuring a more powerful chip, high-definition screen, sharper camera and access to new high-speed wireless networks.

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Here are tech specification of the new Apple iPad:

Models    

The new iPad comes in Wi Fi and Wi Fi + 4G models

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Size and Weight

Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)

Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)

Depth: 0.37 inch (9.4 mm)

Weight: 1.44 pounds (652 g)

 Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)

Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)

Depth: 0.37 inch (9.4 mm)

Weight: 1.46 pounds (662 g) Learn more about iPad with

Wi-Fi + 4G 

Storage

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16GB, 32GB, 64GB

Display

Retina display

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously 

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ALSO READ: Apple's new iPad has better screen, more power

Chip 

Dual-core Apple A5X custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip with quad-core graphics

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Wi-Fi:

Wireless and Cellular Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth 4.0 technology

Wi-Fi + 4G:

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth 4.0 technology

Wi-Fi + 4G for AT&T model: LTE (700, 2100 MHz)3; UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi + 4G for Verizon model: LTE (700 MHz)3; CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz); UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Data only4 

Carriers   

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AT&T, Verizon

Cameras, Photos, and Video Recording 5-megapixel iSight camera

Autofocus

Tap to focus

Face detection in still images

Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio

Video stabilization

FaceTime camera with VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second

Photo and video geotagging

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Power

Battery and Power5 Built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music

Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

 Built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music

Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network

Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input and Output 30-pin dock connector port

3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack

Built-in speaker

Microphone

 30-pin dock connector port

3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack

Built-in speaker

Microphone

Micro-SIM card tray

Sensors Accelerometer

Ambient light sensor

Gyroscope

Location Wi-Fi

Digital compass

 Wi-Fi

Digital compass

Assisted GPS

Cellular

Audio:

Audio Playback Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

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

User-configurable maximum volume limit

Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through with Apple Digital AV Adapter (sold separately)

TV and Video AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation) at 720p

AirPlay video streaming to Apple TV (3rd generation) at up to 1080p and Apple TV (2nd generation) at up to 720p

Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Video out support at 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cable sold separately)

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 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)

Languages

Language support for English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Dictation support for English (U.S., UK, and Australian), French, German, Japanese 

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Accessibility

VoiceOver screen reader

Support for playback of closed-captioned content

AssistiveTouch interface for adaptive accessories

Full-screen zoom magnification

Large fonts

White on black display

Left/right volume adjustment

Environmental Requirements Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)

Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)

Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m) 

System Requirements Apple ID (required for some features)

Internet access6

Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:

Mac: OS X v10.5.8 or later

PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later

iTunes 10.6 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download

In the Box 

iPad

Dock Connector to USB Cable

10W USB Power Adapter

Documentation 

Built-in Apps 

Safari

Photos

App Store

Maps

Photo Booth

Reminders

Camera

Mail

FaceTime

iTunes

Music

YouTube

Calendar

Learn more about Built-in apps 

Messages

 

Newsstand

Videos

Game Center

Contacts

Notes

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