Apple finally launched the iPad-2 in online shopping market, successor to the popular iPad tablet launched last year, as expected. The new iPad-2 was unveiled by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs, taking the period after a medical leave of absence from the company in January, receiving status applause from those in the audience.
And as predictable, the iPad-2 is enhanced than its predecessor. It's a lot slimmer and has superior features. In fact, the iPad-2 is yet slimmer than the iPhone 4 to 0.35 inch compared to 0.37 inch. It weighs just 0.59-kg or 590-gm, lighter than the earlier iPad.
Apart from the all-new slim design, the iPad features a integrated cameras and a innovative gyroscope. There's a new processor on the iPad-2 has 1-GHz dual-core Apple A5 processor, better than the 1-GHz A4 originate in the first iPad. According to Apple the A5 is twice as fast as the earlier processor, and graphics presentation is nine times enhanced. The new A5 processor has a parallel power rating as the earlier A4 processor, and Apple claims a battery life of 10 hours on the latest iPad-2.