The iPad’s new screen specs are impressive.
That’s really all you
need to know about the new iPad. That, and a reminder that pricing still
starts at $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi model, with 4G starting at $629.
Forget all of the minor tweaks and incremental updates Apple has made to its third-generation
tablet.
The faster processor, the upgrade to 4G data, the improved camera–it’s
all housekeeping. It’s the stuff it had to do. It’s the stuff any
manufacturer could have done.
Now, doubling the iPad’s screen resolution to 2,048×1,536 pixels that
exceeds any current tablet or laptop–that’s a move only Apple has the
scale and industry muscle to pull off. At this point, if Apple decides
that the next iPad will be made from unicorn tears, I wouldn’t bet
against it.
But in this pre-unicorn era, we’re stuck with the new iPad and a design that is virtually indistinguishable from 2011’s iPad 2.
The tablet’s glass and aluminum construction is still 9.5 inches tall
and 7.31 inches wide. Thickness is now 0.37 inch, weighing in at 1.5
pounds.
