Now with iOS 5 and iCloud, it just got even harder to put down.
Advanced Design Thin. Light. Fully loaded.
When you pick up iPad 2, it becomes an extension of you. That’s the idea behind its innovative design. Just 8.8mm thin and weighing as little as 601g, it features a dual-core A5 chip, two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording, 10-hour battery life, plus iOS 5 and iCloud.1 You’ll be amazed that something so thin can hold so much.
Dual-core A5 chip. Powerful performance that keeps on going.
Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. Multitasking is smooth, apps load quickly and anything you touch responds instantly. And with up to nine times the graphics performance of the first-generation iPad, everything on iPad 2 is even more fluid and realistic.
Great built in apps. It’s got everything. And it’s unlike anything.
Surf the web, check email, watch films and more. Have your favourite subscriptions delivered straight to Newsstand. Join the conversation with iMessage. And remember everything and anything with Reminders. With iPad, how you do things will never be the same.
App Store. Over 140,000 apps for iPad.
Apps on iPad look and feel like nothing you’ve ever experienced. For work and play and everything in between, they’re all just a tap away from the App Store. And more are added every day.
iOS 5The world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
iOS is the operating system for iPad. It lets you see and do everything just by touching the screen. It includes all the powerful, innovative and fun built-in apps you use every day, many times a day. And now with over 200 new features in iOS 5 — including Newsstand, iMessage and Notification Centre — iOS is yet another reason no other device comes close to iPad. Learn more about iOS 5
Newsstand
Newsstand keeps your favourite newspaper, magazine and journal subscriptions in one convenient place. As new issues become available, they automatically go on display. Running low on reading material? Tap the Store button to start shopping for new titles in the App Store.
Messages with iMessage
Talk it up with fellow iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users running iOS 5. iMessage on the large iPad display is text messaging made beautiful — and free over Wi-Fi.* If words aren’t enough, you can send photos, videos, locations and contacts too.
* For iPad with 3G, normal carrier data rates may apply.
Notification Centre
iPad works with your apps to let you know about missed messages, calendar invitations, friend requests and more. New notifications appear discreetly at the top of your screen — without interrupting what you’re doing. And you can see a summary of recent notifications when you swipe down from the top of any screen.
Safari
With iOS 5, it’s even easier to see the web. Tap Safari Reader to read articles without ads or clutter. Add article links to your Reading List. And keep multiple web pages open at once and quickly switch between them with tabbed browsing.
Twitter Integration
Twitter is integrated into iOS 5, so you can sign in once under Settings and begin tweeting directly from Safari, Photos, Camera, YouTube and Maps. You can even start typing a friend’s Twitter handle and iOS will auto-complete the rest from your contacts.
iCloud. Your content. On all your devices.
iCloud stores your photos, documents and more, and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices.2 So if you take a photo or edit a calendar event on your iPad, iCloud makes sure it appears on your Mac, iPhone and iPod touch too. You don't have to do a thing. Learn more about iCloud
iTunes in the Cloud music features are not currently available in all countries.
See the iPadSmart Cover in action
Smart Cover.Great looks. And even better moves.
The Smart Cover and iPad 2 were made for each other. Literally.3 Built-in magnets draw the Smart Cover to iPad for a perfect fit that not only protects, but also wakes up, stands up and brightens up your iPad. That’s not just smart. It’s genius.
Wi-Fi and 3G. Two great ways to stay connected.
Every iPad is built with advanced 802.11n wireless technology. It automatically finds Wi-Fi networks, which you can join with a few taps. iPad is also available with 3G connectivity. So if you’re somewhere without Wi-Fi, such as outdoors on a camping trip or on the road, you can still surf the web, check email or get directions.4
3G service for iPad is available from the following carriers. Each carrier offers a range of data plan options.
LED-backlit display. The view is amazing.
iPad is one big, beautiful display — 9.7 inches of high-resolution photos, films, web pages, books and more. LED backlighting makes everything you see remarkably crisp, vivid and bright. Even in places with low light, like an airplane. And because it uses IPS technology (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178-degree viewing angle so everyone gets a brilliant view.
Multi-Touch. Everything’s at your fingertips.
With iPad, you use your fingers to do everything. And thanks to Multi-Touch technology, everything you do — surfing the web, typing email, reading books, swiping through photos and switching between apps — is easier and a lot more fun. It’s so intuitive, you’ll be tapping, swiping, pinching and flicking your way through apps in no time.
AirPrint Print everything wirelessly.
Print your email, photos, web pages and documents straight from your iPad over Wi-Fi.5 There’s no software to download, no drivers to install and no cables to connect. With just a few taps, you can go from viewing something on the iPad screen to holding a printed copy.
